According to my European health card I have:    A Rh+

Is that same as A+ ?

Please advise!

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Yes

-redwood

O. Gave blood for years but for some reason stopped. Thanks for reminding me - I shall start again, although my blood can't be given to anyone who is likely to drive that day, due to the blood/alcohol concentration.

I am A+ but my father in law is AB- which as Bambina stated, is the rarest type. He comes over to Thailand several times a year and is probably here for a total of 4 months. His name is on a list in Phuket but unfortunately he is not always available. I am sure he would be willing to put his name on a list on the understanding that he will not always be around.

It is standard procedure for pre screening blood donors to ask if they had every paid for sex. A yes answer would immediately disqualify a person from donating. Be honest people, how many TVers would be in this group?

Pgrin

It is standard procedure for pre screening blood donors to ask if they had every paid for sex. A yes answer would immediately disqualify a person from donating. Be honest people, how many TVers would be in this group?

                                                    Pgrin

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I've never been asked that question when donating blood in Thailand or the USA...

btw, that's a rather weak hijacking attempt.

Edited September 9, 200520 yr by sriracha john

My blood type is O- . My office has an ongoing campaign for donation of blood. Donate if you can.

O Rh -ve

From the Red Cross guide to screening blood donors. SOP for at least the last 10 years in the US.

You should not give blood if you have AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test, or if you have done something that puts you at risk for becoming infected with HIV.

You are at risk for getting infected if you:

* have ever used needles to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor

* are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977

* have ever taken money, drugs or other payment for sex since 1977

* have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above

* received clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia

* were born in, or lived in, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria, since 1977.

* since 1977, received a blood transfusion or medical treatment with a blood product in any of these countries, or

* had sex with anyone who, since 1977, was born in or lived in any of these countries. Learn more about HIV Group O, and the specific African countries where it is found.

The object of this thread is to enlighten people to contribute to a safe blood supply. Of the donors are not screened properly the you are playing Russian Roulet. Hardly a thread hijack.

Pgrin

Judging by this poll, us AB- and B- blood types are screwed if we ever have a serious need for blood - one of the reasons I never ride on motorbikes.

When I donated blood for the tsunami victims last year the hospital didn't ask me a single question about drugs, illnesses or lifestyle. They generally do in Western countries.

Chiang +/Singha-

From the Red Cross guide to screening blood donors. SOP for at least the last 10 years in the US.

You should not give blood if you have AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test, or if you have done something that puts you at risk for becoming infected with HIV.

You are at risk for getting infected if you:

    * have ever used needles to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor

    * are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977

    * have ever taken money, drugs or other payment for sex since 1977

    * have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above

    * received clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia

    * were born in, or lived in, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria, since 1977.

    * since 1977, received a blood transfusion or medical treatment with a blood product in any of these countries, or

    * had sex with anyone who, since 1977, was born in or lived in any of these countries. Learn more about HIV Group O, and the specific African countries where it is found.

The object of this thread is to enlighten people to contribute to a safe blood supply. Of the donors are not screened properly the you are playing Russian Roulet. Hardly a thread hijack.

                                                Pgrin

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not many people left, it would seem!

The object of this thread is to enlighten people to contribute to a safe blood supply. Of the donors are not screened properly the you are playing Russian Roulet. Hardly a thread hijack.

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It's all in the delivery. By focusing in an enticing manner on only one aspect of screening...

Perhaps someone truly interested in informing TV about the guidelines would simply add the URL:

The COMPLETE Red Cross Donor Eligibility Guidelines

There they could find a whole host of criteria that should answer any and all questions (not just the hijack-tantalizing ones) about whether they are suitable or not for donating blood.

So... while there is a portion of truth in what you say... the whole truth is so often better. Perhaps I guess I did err then... it wasn't that weak an attempt.

Edited September 9, 200520 yr by sriracha john

I tried to give my blood to the Red Cross in the UK and they refused it because my husband is Thai

AB- people can receive O- blood, the problem is with O- people who can only receive O- blood. AB- is a universal receiver so they can receive blood from every rhesus negative group.

This is a good link that explains it

http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/health-info/h...o/bloodtyp.html

My blood type is B negative, kinda like my disposition when I see my own blood