Urgent - Rare Blood Type Needed Now!

[David W Jackson]

Rare blood (type O Rh-negative and Fya negative) is urgently needed for an American expat patient. An American expat patient has been admitted to a local hospital due to severe trauma. He is Caucasian and his blood type is very rare; it is extremely difficult to find an adequate supply from the Chinese population. In order to help the local hospital to get enough blood to save this patient’s life, Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics will work with Beijing Red Cross Blood Center to hold an emergency blood drive from 10am to 3pm on July 24 at Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics. All healthy persons with type O and Rh-negative blood (aged 18 to 55 who have not donated blood within the last 6 months) are encouraged to donate blood this Thursday. Please remember to bring your ID. If you are uncertain of your blood type, or if you are not O Rh-negative, you are also welcome to donate your blood for other patients in need of different blood types. We thank you for your support. For more information regarding this blood drive, Pease contact Kathy Feng at 13910117537 e-mail kathy.feng@ufh.com.cn or Chelsea Ren at 13501293726 email chelsea.ren@ufh.com.cn Beijing United Family Hospital

[Radial]

I want to remind everyone how important this is...

I am O negative, which is not only very rare but can only accept blood from other O negatives. I make it a habit to always donate where I live so that I will be first on the list when I might need some blood. My local blood back has my name and I get called about once a year to make a special donation.

Sorry that I cannot help right now... as I am out of the country... so I hope others can contribute. There is a little bit of negative attitude towards donating blood in China, so it is good to set an example and encourage our friends to donate also.

[liuzhou]

There is a little bit of negative attitude towards donating blood in China

Not my experience at all. There have been queues to donate every day for weeks now in my local city square. Pre-earthquake it was only at weekends.

Anyway, sorry I can't help in this case. Doesn't your embassy keep details of blood groups if you register your presence? I know the British used to. Not sure now.

[roddy]

It's on the form for registration with the British Embassy. I would have assumed that's for in case you need blood, rather than in case someone needs yours though.

[chenpv]

If I remembered correctly, all Rh-negative blood types are extremely rare among asian population. I would suggest, if possible, the OP should get in contact with the relevant medical institutions in his home country in the west as early as possible to secure an alternative blood source while seeking it in here.

[A life of study]

I read a book once that said the highest percentage of Rh negative blood is in the pyrenees or the basque country,

My physical exam for the school said I was A, but didn't say about positive or negative.

[liuzhou]

I would have assumed that's for in case you need blood, rather than in case someone needs yours though.

Surely, it can only work in both directions.

[chenpv]

My physical exam for the school said I was A, but didn't say about positive or negative.

Then you are 100% positive. Rh A negative individual is genetically A type, but has a pseudo O-type phenotype because of some mutational genes. These mutations obliterate the original phenotype of A type in the same way that baldness obliterates someone's hair color.