Did you know that there are a total of 29 human blood group systems? Yeah, this means that you’re walking around with different blood than just about everyone you meet on a daily basis!
And did you know that if you got in a car accident and a nurse accidentally hooked up a blood transfusion for you with the wrong type it could kill you!
Well, it happens, and here is the proof:
In 2003 Tawnya Brown was awaiting bowel surgery in a Northern Virginia hospital when she decided to switch beds to be closer to the window. The move ultimately killed her. During surgery, Brown mistakenly received two pints of A-negative blood. She was O-positive.
