When LivinLOS's friend was injured in a crash and required urgent blood transfusions , I posted a request on the asiaweb-direct site. Whether this resulted in any donors coming forward , I honestly don't know , but the idea was put forward to have a database of donors.
The following was posted on asiaweb-direct , and I personally think it is an excellent idea.
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Blood Transfusions Database
Over the past two years Phuket International Hospital has developed a blood database for use in emergencies and is seeking people, particularly those with Rh negative and other rare blood groups to record their details on the database.
Within Phuket, Rh negative blood is rare. For the foreign population, around 16% has Rh negative blood. For the Thai population, this falls to .3%. In an emergency where Rh negative blood is required for transfusion, there is sometimes a shortage and an urgent call through the media is needed to get people to donate. An up to date database with emergency contact details will reduce the delay in getting access to urgently needed blood.
Phuket International Hospital will check your blood group for free and add your details to our database. This database is then provided to the Thailand Red Cross Blood Bank and other major hospitals in Phuket for use in emergencies.
For additional information, please contact Peter Davison at Phuket International Hospital email peter@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th
Your blood, particularly Rh negative blood is urgently needed. Get checked for free, get on the database.
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This database is designed for those BMs who are living full time in Phuket , if other BMs wish to help , then visit the hospital when you are on holiday and donate some blood.
Please remember , LivinLOS's friend would have died if blood donors had not been prepared to take a little bit of time and go to the hospital.