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When a person donates blood,
why is it necessary to find out his or her
blood type?

User Juanita
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Answer:

so that you can find a match for their blood type.

Step-by-step explanation:

Certain blood types don't react well with others and cause their immune system to attack, while other blood types react fine with a certain one. Group o+, for example, can donate to any + blood type.

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