The concept of blood type O as the "universal donor" is in reference to packed red blood cells, which are the most commonly transfused blood product. But when Max's blood is transfused, they are transfusing whole blood, which contains both red blood cells and plasma (the liquid component of blood). There is no universal donor for whole blood. While Max's red cells would cause no problems because they are type O, having neither the A or B antigens on their surface, his plasma could cause a transfusion reaction if he had a high titer of anti-A/B antibodies. With a patient bleeding out like Furiosa, the transfusion reaction would be worth the risk, but for "topping off" purposes, the risk might outweigh the potential benefits. For non-emergent whole blood transfusions a same-type donor would be used.
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