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UPDATE: Vincent is recovering. Thank you to all the Donors. Please donate every 90 days. Avoid Emergencies.
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BANGKOK: Please Donate or Share this Post Now. 20 year old Expat was in a vehicle accident. Needs blood donors immediately. He is in the ICU.
His Mother is here. She told me that there were two units, he needs more.
Vincent Widestaale
HN 01-24-031871
Bangkok Hospital Bangkok (need to donate at Thai Red Cross, BHB does NOT have a blood bank)
O Negative.
Please donate even if you do not know your blood type. Rh-Negative is EXTREMELY Rare in the Thai population. Less than 1 in 1000 are O Negative. Need Westerners to Donate.
Most people do NOT know their blood type. Go anyway. Westerners are the best source. Your Donation will be used by someone anyone. Always Used to Save a Life. The Thai population simply doesn't have Rh-Negative.
Two Places to Donate in Bangkok.
1. The National Blood Centre on Henri Dunant Rd in Bangkok.
📌 [members only]
The National Blood Centre accepts donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪. Special processing for blood.
2. Emporium Mall
(Does not accept donors from the vCJD "mad cow" region.
📌 [members only]
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High Unit Requirement! Go As Soon As Possible and Save his Life.
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Full list of Donor Eligibility criteria is pinned on Thailand RH- Blood Donation and Directions to the Red Cross Blood Bank at the Emporium Mall are pinned on Featured Documents.
Primary qualifications are:
✅ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand. 70 is upper age
✅ No alcohol 24 hours prior
✅ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior
✅ Drink Plenty of water 💧
✅ Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the vCJD "mad cow disease" impacted regions from 1980-1996 are Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok.
No Appointment is necessary.
✅ Bring ID
✅ Fill out registration form and register
✅ Health Check. Blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Meet with doctor briefly.
✅ Donate blood (less than 7 minutes)
✅ Enjoy a snack and rest for a few minutes
Give the Gift of Life 🎀💝🎁 in one hour of your time.
Urgent Blood Needs.🩸🩸. A College Student in Bangkok, An Emergency C-Section.
MANY Expats need blood.
Expats need to help ourselves.
Rh-Negative is virtually non-existent in the Thai population. It's up to us to help ourselves.
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Urgent Call for Blood Donors 🩸throughout Thailand. Give the Gift of Life 💝 in one hour of your time.
All Donations, All Blood Types, are important and will save a life 💝
However, Rh-Negative is EXTREMELY Rare in the Thai Population. Almost impossible to find. Relatively common in the Western population. Many Expats are in need of a transfusion or waiting for blood to have a surgery.
Rh-Negative is used faster than it is replaced - it's an Extremely Rare Blood Type in the Thai population.
If you are Rh-Negative, please donate every 90 days.
A- Bangkok
Two O - patients in Bangkok
B- Bangkok
O- Phuket
Two O- patients in Chiang Mai
B - Ayutthaya
A- Chonburi (added 17 Feb)
There are likely more people waiting for blood. This is what I know.
Donate at your nearest Thai Red Cross Blood Bank.
In Bangkok: Please donate at the Thai Red Cross Office in the Emporium Mall
Or
The National Blood Centre 1871 Henri Dunant Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
I am an Expat Volunteer. I am an Expat Volunteer helping us help ourselves. I have no control over the rules.
Donor Eligibility criteria is pinned on Thailand RH- Blood Donation . Please review them.
The PRIMARY reasons people are disqualified are:
✔ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand. 70 is upper age
✔ No alcohol 24 hours prior
✔ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior to donating
People from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the vCJD "mad cow disease" time-frame from 1980-1996 are Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok on Henri Dunant Rd and Chiang Mai Red Cross ONLY❗ Special processing for these donors.
Please review donor qualifications and if you have any questions, message me.