O-negative blood urgently needed

[raro]

Yet again a request for O negative blood.

A friend of ine is at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospotal with serious internal bleedings and need an urgent refill.

Shall you happen to have this (rare) blood type, please go to the BPH and donate.

Thanks a lot!

[raro]

First off, thanks a lot for all those contacting me, it shows that these emergency requests work.

Looks like the situation is more or less under control now, a delivery from Bangkok is about to arrive as I type here.

Nevertheless, this type of blood creates all the time emergency requests as it is rather rare in Asia - generally only foreigners carry this type. Do YOURSELF a favour and donate regularly as you could be the next in an urgent need.

[jcb2001]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

[mataleo]

I got 0rh+ I was told i can give it to everyone, but take only same type for myself 0rh+.

So i think my blood type can be taken by anyone.

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9505 przy użyciu Tapatalka

[TTom911]

I got 0rh+ I was told i can give it to everyone, but take only same type for myself 0rh+.

So i think my blood type can be taken by anyone.

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9505 przy użyciu Tapatalka

NO THAT IS NOT CORRECT:

1. you, being rh+, can receive without problems blood from a rh- donor (assuming all the other blood type parameters match, of course !!)

BUT

2. a rh- recipient can NOT receive rh+ blood as it would make the recipient's immune system "attack" the blood which carries the rh+ antigen the recipient's blood does not have

Edited November 9, 2013 by TTom911

[bazmlb]

Here are the Qualifications for Blood donations at BPH, the hospital can be contacted on 1719 for any questions.

Blood Donation

Donors' Qualifications:

1. 17-60 years of age.

2. Excellent health, with the weight over 45 kg.

3. No history of hepatitis or jaundice.

4. No history of malarial fever for the past

3 years and no sexually transmitted diseases,infectious diseases, persistent cough, coughing up blood, hemophilia, blood-related diseases,asthma, allergy, epilepsy, long-term skin diseases, kidney diseases, heart problems, diabetes, thyroid.

5. No considerable weight loss.

6. No behaviors of sexual promiscuity. No record of drug use.

7. Female donors are not menstruating or pregnant.

Before blood donation:

• Get enough sleep-at least 6 hours.
• Stay healthy--free from colds and medications.
• Prior to the donation, eat non-fat digestible food.
• No alcoholic beverages 24 hours before the donation.
• To enhance the blood-purifying capacity of the lungs, quit smoking 1 hour before and after the donation.

Please do not give blood if:

• You or your spouse has been involved in sexual intercourse with a male or femaleprostitute without using condoms during the past 3 months.
• You or your spouse have been intravenous drug users.
• You have tested positive for HIV.

After Blood Donation:

• Rest for a while. Getting up abruptly may cause nausea.
• Drink the beverage prepared for you
• and drink a lot of water for 1 day.
• Make sure you feel all right before leaving.
• In case of dizziness, tell the officer immediately.
• Take the prescribed iron 1 tablet once a day to prevent iron deficiency.
• To prevent bruises and swelling, avoid using the punctured arm for 12 hours.
• Avoid activities that use too much energy and cause perspiration.

Blood_Donation_en.pdf

[TomTao]

I would love to be able to help, but I had dengue fever recently, and I was told that I cannot give blood for a year. I am in Kanchanaburi at the moment and I will be driving down to Bangkok this afternoon.

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[ThaiBob]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

I feel bad for posters who take unnecessary cheap shots.

[Zodaka]

I was wondering if the hospitals expect it to be given free? Given the extortionate fees that they charge patients (about 20,000 baht for blood in bkk) and the typical 70%+ gross profit margins sonars shouldn't be expected to view any private hospital as a charity.

[Bangkok45]

Hope your friend is recovering well! I have type O+ thus unable to contribute to this urgency. My prayers are with him!

[somchaismith]

I was wondering if the hospitals expect it to be given free? Given the extortionate fees that they charge patients (about 20,000 baht for blood in bkk) and the typical 70%+ gross profit margins sonars shouldn't be expected to view any private hospital as a charity.

Even a cabfare wouldn't go astray.

[dogrun]

what, are you kidding me, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital is second rate????

[jcb2001]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

I feel bad for posters who take unnecessary cheap shots.

Had a very bad experience there. Patients beware. Enough said!

[Charlie1]

Just an idea... I have O- Rhesus ccdee but I'm in Krabi and thus too far away. I have read this many times here on Thaivisa, people urgently needing ONeg blood and can't find any.

Why not add the blood type of TV mambers in their Profile on a voluntary Basis. In case someone is in need, a short message to Thaivisa and the mods could forward to the possible donators who live nearby.

Not too difficult to do I think?

Moderators, what do you think ?

[daak]

Just an idea... I have O- Rhesus blood but I'm in Ubon Ratchathani and thus too far away. I have read this many times here on Thaivisa, people urgently needing O-Neg blood and can't find any.

I give when I go to Bangkok at the Red Cross as I was told only blood given there can be sent to any provincial hospital that needs it.

Edited November 9, 2013 by Rimmer

[northernjohn]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

I feel bad for posters who take unnecessary cheap shots.

Had a very bad experience there. Patients beware. Enough said!

That is the post of a completely misinformed idiot.

Here in Chiang Mai I went to the best hospital and got a completely idiotic diagnose. It was counter to the recommendation of the surgeon in Canada who had performed the operation and the one who filled in for him when he was on vacation. He wanted to fuse my foot. I then saw another doctor in the same hospital and he went on to explain why it was recommended not to have in addition to the fact that it does not work on 15% of the cases. He said in his 40 years of practice he had only seen it done once. He gave me a full description of the problems involved with this particular situation.

Both doctors in the same hospital. Thailand is like the States and to a degree Canada. You don't look at the hospital first you look at the doctor. If he is a good doctor he will tell you if it is possable in a hospital or not.

[northernjohn]

I recently had a hip replacement they required two liters of blood to be on hand. Not sure if they used it or not. I have type O RH-.

In the west it is not a big deal as there are a lot of people who have it. Type O is the most common blood type and 15% of the people who have type O are RH-.

Here in Asia there is from what I have been told less than 1% of the population with RH- thus it is rare here.

They had to put my operation off until they could find the second unit of blood they had received one from Bangkok.

It made me think most of us here are over the age of 60 and are ineligible to give it. So I thought why not ask any visitors we have if they would consider giving a unit of blood. My son is also RH- and comes over every year. I talked to him and he said no problem. So I would urge people to ask visitors if they would not mind giving a unit, If not that would be OK. If they do it could save a life. Not all cases are like mine where they could afford to put it off.

My concern is with human life not how much others make off it. Before I moved here I was a regular donor and never once received any thing for it. Here in Chiang Mai We have two red cross places we can give. Not sure where but intend on finding out. Will then post it here on are local forum. Maybe just post on the General forum also. I might add that in Canada I was allowed to give up until the age of 65.

[Benmart]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

I feel bad for posters who take unnecessary cheap shots.

I agree. Unfortunately there is an abundance of posters that latch on to any vehicle to vent their acidic remarks. Reading posts with an open mind and posting with consideration and compassion is not an attribute that they possess.

Peace All.

[somtampet]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

Drunken ramblings or what

The OP DID say Bangkok/pattaya hospital,one in Pattaya and one in,yes u guessed it, BANGKOK

[BradinAsia]

Hope you friend successfully recovers. I feel bad for foreigners who have to experience these 2nd rate hospitals in Thailand. Hope he can be safely transferred to a decent Bangkok hospital and fully recover.

What second rate hospitals?

I get better medical care here over the years than in any other country I've been including U.S. and Japan.

And at a fraction of the cost and with 6 times more professionalism and courtesy.

Are you suggesting that a shortage of "O-neg" blood indicates second rate. These second rate hospitals

could surely do something about the fact that rare blood is rare?

A bit ludicrous, don't you think?

[raro]

just to update and close this threat before it gets into a pissing contest:

My buddy made it through the operation and the bleeding has been stopped. Thanks to all of you out there who helped where they could, the situation was very serious this morning.

And the BPH made a great job. I didn't say many good things about the hospital in the past based on my own personal experience. But this is years ago and it seems that things have changed there for the better when it comes to treating emergencies like this one.

[docinbangkok]

Hi

I am new member on this forum and i happen to be a medical doctor from the U.S.

I noticed that someone wrote that Type O blood is rare in Thailand .

The prevalence of Type O in Thailand is about 40% ( the highest ) , followed in descending order by Type B, then Type A

then last is Type AB.

The reality is that there is an overall shortage of blood supplies in Thailand mainly due to a decrease in donations . I read that many people are under the impression that there is ample supply , which is why , they only donate when they are urged by the red cross or other institutions .

There is more need for blood type O , possibly because it is a very common type ( more need for it ) yet not enough people with blood type O donate .

I wonder if it possible to pre- donate some of your own blood and have it saved for any future emergency use , like you can back in the U.S. !! this maybe a worthwhile thing to investigate .

[Chao Lao Beach]

Any blood donations saves lives, our little boy has had more than I can count on my fingers (and toes) over the last couple of months, he would 100% be dead without them.

[raro]

The whole thing was for me a bit of an eye opener. I don't even know what blood type I am myself. Went through all sorts of blood test records that I have on file and nada....no info whatsoever! Will certainly test for it upon next blood sampling.

It also showed how precious blood is, my buddy's life was this morning hanging on a rather thin thread as they were running out of blood. The operation itself was rather minor and he can probably leave the hospital as early as tomorrow.

Note to self: go and donate some blood asap, there is someone out there who needs it.

[PeterSmiles]

just to update and close this threat before it gets into a pissing contest:

My buddy made it through the operation and the bleeding has been stopped. Thanks to all of you out there who helped where they could, the situation was very serious this morning.

And the BPH made a great job. I didn't say many good things about the hospital in the past based on my own personal experience. But this is years ago and it seems that things have changed there for the better when it comes to treating emergencies like this one.

I don't think there ever has been a question about the quality of service given at BPH, it is the price to quality ratio that has gone lost over the past few years.

[Loles]

Hi

I am new member on this forum and i happen to be a medical doctor from the U.S.

I noticed that someone wrote that Type O blood is rare in Thailand .

The prevalence of Type O in Thailand is about 40% ( the highest ) , followed in descending order by Type B, then Type A

then last is Type AB.

The reality is that there is an overall shortage of blood supplies in Thailand mainly due to a decrease in donations . I read that many people are under the impression that there is ample supply , which is why , they only donate when they are urged by the red cross or other institutions .

There is more need for blood type O , possibly because it is a very common type ( more need for it ) yet not enough people with blood type O donate .

I wonder if it possible to pre- donate some of your own blood and have it saved for any future emergency use , like you can back in the U.S. !! this maybe a worthwhile thing to investigate .

Dear Doc.,

Sorry but I'm doubt in 40% Type "0" of Thai nation.

My daughter was born at January in Bangkok (blood type "0 Neg" and her Doctor (approx. 70 yrs old) told me she has seen only 5 people in all her praxis with this blood type. I'm also "0 Neg" but I'm in Europe now

regards

[humph]

my sister from canada was ill when on holiday here. she received excellent service and treatment. so have i for my diabetes treatments and my family for dental treatment. the costs were not overly expensive. all were done at the bangkok pattaya hospital, it looks clean and the staff are very good although there is always one misery, which i suggest is true in hospitals throughout the world.

i cant give blood because i am diabetic so can be of no assistance, sorry.

[piston broke]

I was wondering if the hospitals expect it to be given free? Given the extortionate fees that they charge patients (about 20,000 baht for blood in bkk) and the typical 70%+ gross profit margins sonars shouldn't be expected to view any private hospital as a charity.

that's a very fair point....

business on the one hand, charity on the other.....

[ikbenhet]

And don't forget that o- can be given to any recipient. But a o- patient can only recieve 0-.

Thats why o- negative is 'rare' because they can use it for any patient.

[Tywais]

And don't forget that o- can be given to any recipient. But a o- patient can only recieve 0-.

Thats why o- negative is 'rare' because they can use it for any patient.

From Rhesus Negative Central Blood Register: "in fact only 0.3% of Thais are rh-. "

Here is a table of compatibilities from wiki: