Urgent! Please Help Donate O Rh+ Subgroup Para Bombay

[ThaiBloodDatabase]

Please Help Donate O RH+ Subgroup Para Bombay

Dear All,

I had been seen this announcement from pantip.com

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topi...3/E7643843.html

One patient has Dengue fever and he needs blood type " O RH+ Subgroup Para Bombay " otherwise he will not survive.

In Thailand there are less than 5 people that have this Blood type Group. if you have foreign friends or know someone that

have blood in O rh + Subgroup Para Bombay. Please donate at

Rama 9 Hospital or Blood donation center

Department of pathology

or

Blood bank building 72 years 3 Fl, Siriraj Hospital

(Office hour Monday - Friday at 08:30 to 18:30 pm

Saturday - Sunday and public holidays at 08:30 to 16:30 pm)

or

National Blood Service Thai Red Cross

Henry Dunant Road

(Office Hour : Monday - Friday 08.00-16.30

Tuesday and Thursday at 07.30-19.30

Saturday - Sunday and public holidays 08.30-15.30)

By inform to the officer that you donate to

Mr. Pond Charoenpanich, Dengue patient

Rama 9 hospital.

For more information please contact

K. Nida (his sister)

Mobile phone: 081-626-9933 or 085-900-9933

Thank you

Translated by คุณ : พูดเดิ้ลสาว (พูดเดิ้ลสาว) (a member at pantip.com - [ 19 มี.ค. 52 17:45:10 ]

announced by Thai Blood Database

[tangoll]

Hello, I have O + blood which I think is quite common amongst Asians, but how do we know if we have the subgroup para bombay that you need? The subgroup is not listed or mentioned in the US or HK blood bank card that I have. How do we check?

Any age limitation?

[photojourn]

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Transfusion compatibility

Individuals with Bombay phenotype blood group can only be transfused with blood from other Bombay phenotype individuals. Given that this condition is very rare, any person with this blood group who needs an urgent blood transfusion will probably be unable to get it, as no blood bank would have any in stock. Those anticipating the need for blood transfusion (e.g. in scheduled surgery) may bank blood for their own use (i.e. an autologous blood donation), but this option is not available in cases of accidental injury.

Wikipedia hh antigen system

From reading this I don't think Sanook is the place to be looking. Looks like this should be in the daily Thai and foreign language media and suggest the OP contact them.

Perhaps admin or mods could include this in the next emailing and move/or this to the General forum.

[Lite Beer]

Moved to general topics.

[thaihome]

I believe I know about this case as this is an extremely rare group and I doubt there would two cases at the same time.

A donor was found, and it appears the patient will be ok.

TH

[ThaiBloodDatabase]

Dear all,

thank u for your attention. He is now safe and went back home already.

Best regards,

Thai Blood Database

Edited March 30, 2009 by ThaiBloodDatabase