Because of fear of nuclear war, the US carried out a special plan: Tattooing blood types on the left arms of thousands of people to make it easier to rescue them in case of emergency.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•09/07/2025
In the context of the world being in the Cold War and concerns about possible nuclear war, the US conducted a "special" campaign called Operation Tat-type. Deployed in the 1950s, this campaign essentially involved tattooing blood types on people. Photo: Hole in the Clouds. This campaign was launched to provide timely and adequate blood donations for soldiers injured after nuclear attacks. Photo: Amusingplanet.
Coin-sized tattoos of blood types: A, B, O... are tattooed on the bodies of adults and children. Photo: Amusingplanet. Upon seeing these tattoos, medical staff immediately identified the donated blood type, without wasting time on testing, so that they could promptly provide emergency care to injured soldiers. Photo: thevintagenews. The US has deployed Operation Tat-type in many localities to create "mobile blood banks" that can transfuse blood on the spot for seriously injured people. However, this campaign was only carried out in the two states of Utah and Indiana when it received public support. Photo: thevintagenews.
Dr. Andrew Ivy, who works for the American Medical Association, was the first person to propose blood type tattoos in the United States. He was an advisor to the American Medical Association at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Photo: thevintagenews. During these trials, Dr. Andrew observed that some members of the Nazi Waffen-SS had their blood type tattooed on their arms or chest. Photo: thevintagenews. Dr. Andrew may have brought this idea back to the US and supported the blood type tattoo program in the country in the 1950s. Photo: waldenu.edu.
Operation Tat-type was gradually discontinued in the late 1950s as the number of people willing to get their blood type tattooed on their bodies dwindled. Furthermore, blood donation could not solve the huge consequences if war broke out. Photo: drlamcoaching.com. Readers are invited to watch the video : About 800,000 tons of bombs and ammunition left over from the war. Source: THĐT1.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•09/07/2025
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