why can you receive platelets from anyone but need to be matched for whole blood
You cannot give blood to anyone which contains the antigens for which the patient has antibodies eg. you can't give A, B or AB blood to an O patient, B to an A patient or A to a B patient.Platelets do not carry these A-B-O antigens.he plasma that platelets are suspended in, however, do contain red cell antibodies, so if they contain anti-A (for example) and massive amounts were transfused to a type A person, there would be a reaction. Source(s): ER PA.