Bangkok Pattaya Hospital 2014 Blood Drive

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What's the age limit to donate blood in Thailand?

No organ donations after age 60 but I have never gotten an answer to the blood donation age question

The Thai Red Cross sets the regulations for blood donation in Thailand, see http://www.redcross.or.th/old/english/donation/blood_wholeblood.php

Donors' Qualifications:
1. 17-70 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. Blood donation is not recommended during the 6 months after a medical operation, child delivery, or abortion. In case of receiving donated blood, allow 1 year before giving blood.
8. 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

Some of these regulations are silly but TIT.

As a TV member recently almost died at BPH for lack of available RH negative blood in the Pattaya area, I strongly urge TV members to donate -- especially if you are RH negative or have other unusual blood type.

I'm all in favour of donating blood but cannot help but think of the words said to me when I enquired about treatment at the Pattaya BPH :- " do you have the means to pay for your treatment ? "

If it is of any comfort, there is some sharing of blood supply between hospitals, especially for rare types. So a unit donated to BPH could end up being used at another hospital.

If you are RH negative, or have other blood type rare in Thais, you can pretty well be sure that your blood will end up being used by a fellow expat and it may well make a life or death difference -- it is very, very hard to get RH negative blood in a hurry in Thailand so enabling hospitals to have some on stand-by is very important. Especially i na place like Pattaya where there is a large concentration of expats.

Any one remember all the fuss a few years back when a Farang teacher was taken to BPH after an accident. He needed blood but had no way to pay at the time, so he was sent off to another hospital. He died on the way there!

There was a boycott of that hospital by many farangs then but it seems most people have forgotten about it now.

Any one remember all the fuss a few years back when a Farang teacher was taken to BPH after an accident. He needed blood but had no way to pay at the time, so he was sent off to another hospital. He died on the way there!

There was a boycott of that hospital by many farangs then but it seems most people have forgotten about it now.

So sad....Even if you have insurance sometimes it can take up to 48 hours to get authorization from your insurer- What happens then? I spoke to BPH about this, and they said the only one they will accept immediatley was Buba international...or a credit card ! I will be going to donate blood. Is there anything you can do to make sure they dont sell it on?

They do not sell blood. Everything to do with the blood supply, including donation procedures, where and how it is stored, what can and cannot be charged for etc is regulated by the Thai Red Cross. With whom this blood drive is being conducted. The TRC also has the authority to move units of blood from one hospital to another and to determine how much of blood collected in a drive remains in the hospital that hosted the drive. Not all of the blood collected during this drive will remain at BPH. Some will, some will go to other area hospitals or even further afield. It is not unusual for blood of unusual types to be moved clear across the country.

Pattaya has a unique concentration of foreigners and is thus an ideal place to hopefully collect RH neg and other blood types uncommon in Thailand. Many foreigners do not realize that their blood type may be scarce in Thailand and that blood might be hard to come by ion an emergency. Let's do what we can to make that less so.

The Thai Red Cross sets the regulations for blood donation in Thailand, see http://www.redcross.or.th/old/english/donation/blood_wholeblood.php

Donors' Qualifications:

1. 17-70 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. Blood donation is not recommended during the 6 months after a medical operation, child delivery, or abortion. In case of receiving donated blood, allow 1 year before giving blood.

8. 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

Some of these regulations are silly but TIT.

As a TV member recently almost died at BPH for lack of available RH negative blood in the Pattaya area, I strongly urge TV members to donate -- especially if you are RH negative or have other unusual blood type.

I just wanted to show you my deepest appreciation for your always very informative posts. Khop Khun La Lai...