###are You Rh Negative Blood Donor? You Can Save A Life###

[WISteve]

<br />Jesus <img src="style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Am I truely screwed if I were in an accident? I have AB Rh Negative (AB-). This means that on average less than 1% of the world shares my bloodtype. Can I recieve from anyone else? Getting kinda of scared here.. Maybe I should walk from now on - This IS Thai traffic afterall... :S<br />

your situation is the opposite, as long as the RH is negative you can receive from all types.

however giving your blood is not really intersting as only RH negative AB will be able to receive it.

You have it backwards. A person with Rh negative blood type could be put at serious risk receiving Rh positive blood.

"....The blood of the remaining 15% lacked the factor and was typed Rh negative. Under ordinary circumstances, the presence or lack of the Rh factor has no bearing on life or health. It is only when the two blood types are mingled in an Rh-negative individual that the difficulty arises, since the Rh factor acts as an antigen in Rh-negative persons, causing the production of antibodies. Besides the Rh factor, human red blood cells contain a large number of additional antigenic substances that have been classified into many blood group systems (see blood groups); however, the Rh system is the only one, aside from the ABO system, that is of major importance in blood transfusions. If Rh-positive blood is transfused into an Rh-negative person, the latter will gradually develop antibodies called anti-Rh agglutinins, that attach to the Rh-positive red blood cells, causing them to agglutinate. Destruction of the cells (hemolysis) eventually results. If the Rh-negative recipient is given additional transfusions of Rh-positive blood, the concentration of anti-Rh agglutinins may become high enough to cause a serious or fatal reaction. The same type of immune reaction occurs in the blood of an Rh-negative mother who is carrying an Rh-positive fetus. (The probability of this situation occurring is high if the father is Rh positive.) Some of the infant's blood may enter the maternal circulation, causing the formation of agglutinins against the fetal red blood cells. The first baby is usually not harmed. But, if the mother's agglutinins pass into the circulation of subsequent fetuses, they may destroy the fetal red blood cells, causing the severe hemolytic disease of newborns known as erythroblastosis fetalis."

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0841716.html

~WISteve

[Bagwan]

Q from WISteave

I'm 55 years old and in good health. Is there an age where they no longer allow blood donations?

In the UK there certainly is. I was turned away when I was in my early 50's. I was advised that the limit in LOS is 65 but have not verified.

About 5 years ago I asked at BPH about donating and was given an address in Sriricha. I wrote twice and didn't get a reply. Their loss. I assume that it is typical Thai mismanagement that there isn't a Donor Centre in the City of Pattaya. Perhaps BPH would allocate some space and funds instead of cosseting the corrupt police. Fat chance of the Government doing anything.

Did you write in Thai? Maybe none of their staff reads English.

Many of the communications that I receive are written in Thai. I get she who does the ironing to read them to me and take the ones that she doesn't fully understand to the lady next door. Would it be too much trouble to ask the Blood Bank to do likewise? Wouldn't any half competant manager ensure that at least one person in his office has a working command of the International language? Particularly if the office was situated in area where there are wall to wall ex-pats?

More likely that mai kow jai morphed into mai pen rai?

[Bisto]

Bump

This is a serious Situation IN THAILAND who has the guts to say i will give blood.

Be a man not a mouse. Do something truely wonderfull.

[Pierrot]

Beside AIDS, is there any condition that make you blood unsuitable for transfusion or other use ?

[Bisto]

Pierrot

Beside AIDS, is there any condition that make you blood unsuitable for transfusion or other use ?

Safe Blood is blood that does no harm to the person who receives it. Safe Blood can be life-saving, but contaminated blood, or blood transfused to the wrong patient, can cause serious illness or even death to the patient. Blood is unsafe if, at the time of the donation, by transfusion or through any blood products that have been incorrectly prepared or stored.

Infections that can be transmitted by blood include:

- HIV, which leads to AIDS

- Hepatitis B

- Hepatitis C

- Syphilis.

all Blood is tested, after your donation, a specimen of your blood will be tested to determine your ABO blood group and Rhesus (Rh) type. Other tests will be performed for markers of certain transfusion transmitted infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, Syphilis.

DonorAB+ is a universal recipient

Some one asked for this

O- is a universal donor

Type O- O+ B- B+ A- A+ AB- AB+

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O+ ♥ ♥

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[aung97]

Dear ---,

I have Rh negative A. My age is now 54 .Donate 27 times already to Red cross Society. I need your help to support connection.

I know there were Rh negative club-have e-mail also.When I go inside Rh negative club website only in Thai .Problem is I can't read Thai.How to make a member.When I write their e-mail no reply.

Communication broke down because of laguage barrier.

Please support me any information .

Regards,

Aung-my [email protected]

Do you know...

- that only 3 out of 1000 Thais have Rh Negative blood compare to more than 5 out of 100 in foreigners.

- that it takes at least 2 days to process the blood ready for the patients.

- as of 25th of June, there are shortage of 50 units of Rh negative blood. Many patients of leukemia, cancer, accident and pregnant ladies are waiting desperately for their chance to survive. They need blood urgently to prevent from shock.

Donate your blood today to help increase the Rh Negative blood supply in Thailand.

Please donate blood at National Blood Centre,Thai Red Cross Society,Henri Dunant Rd.,Patumwan,Bangkok. Opening time of the National Blood Centre. Monday , Wednesday, Friday : from 08.00 a.m.- 04.30 p.m. Tuseday and Thursday : from 07.30 a.m.-19.30 p.m. Saturday and public holidays: from 08.30 a.m. - 15.30 Sunday : 8.30 a.m.- 15.30 p.m. Tel. 0-2252-1637 , 0-2252-1601

Please help sharing this urgent news to your friends. THANK YOU.

[aung97]

Jesus Am I truely screwed if I were in an accident? I have AB Rh Negative (AB-). This means that on average less than 1% of the world shares my bloodtype. Can I recieve from anyone else? Getting kinda of scared here.. Maybe I should walk from now on - This IS Thai traffic afterall... :S

If you meet accident please let me know.I have Rh negative A. My blood is not arrive on time to you because of Bangkok traffic jam hehehe--