Blood Donation

Our Raven BDC donated three bottles of A type blood on November 26th 2007. The patient was a 10-years-old boy from Toon Tay Township in Pyaw Bwe, who was admitted at the Children's Hospital with Dengue fever. The boy's father called the head of Town council of Toon Tay to help him find a blood donor for his son. The head of town council looked for one in Toon Tay. However the blood type was one barrier that they couldn't jump over. The head of town council had seen us donating blood, so he called us to help donate three bottles of A type blood for the boy. It was 7 PM when he called.

Therefore, Raven BDC searched for the suitable donors and went to the Children's Hospital at 7:45 PM. We got there at 8 PM and looked for the child there. Those attending the child patient, the grandfather and grandmother of the boy, were quite amazed and overjoyed by our arrival, and they didn't know that the donors were asked for by their town council head from Toon Tay.

As usual, the blood bank at the Children's hospital was closed already. So, the doctors from another ward who were in-duty that day at night measured the blood pressure and took the blood sample. This was done by 8:15 PM. We waited at the hospital for the results after that and the results came out at 8:45 PM. After we got the result, we had to wait for the doctors to finish attending the patients at their assigned ward. At 9:15 PM, the blood transfusion started and it ended around 9:30 PM. We sent the donors back home after that. We gave out our Raven BDC pamphlets to make sure that the doctors would be able to contact us when in immediate need of blood arises at the hospital.

Blood Donation

Raven BDC donated a bottle of type A blood at November 23rd 2007. The patient was a 82-years-old male from Asia Royal Hospital. He lives in Pazuntaung Township, Yangon. He was suffering from Liver cirrhosis. We also donated one O type blood at October for this same patient.

At November 22nd, the guardian asked for a bottle of O type blood in the morning asking for the donor to be present at Asia Royal Hospital for blood testings. So, we looked for a donor and went to the hospital with a member at 7:30 PM. A sample of blood was taken out to test for blood type and diseases. As usual, the blood results were to be out the next day. Therefore, we sent the donor home that day.

On November 23rd 12:00 noon, the results were out already. We took the donor to Asia Royal hospital and had to wait there for sometime for whatever the reason that we didn't know. We felt as if we were ignored intentionally for no reason. The blood donor should be acknowledged as an important person since he/she's is not a patient, and plays a critical role in saving the patient's life. Finally at 2 PM, the blood transfusion started. It ended at 2:30 PM. Raven BDC sent the donor home and we reached our domain by 3 PM.

Blood Donation

On November 14th 2007, a guardian of a patient contacted us to donate AB type blood claiming that a friend from Meditation Camp at Thanlyin Bogyoke Village gave out the Raven BDC. It was told that if in need of blood, Raven BDC could be asked for blood donation anytime. So, the guardian just wanted to ask for help although the blood wasn't needed that time (14th November). We were told that the guardian would like us to help find a donor when the blood was needed for the patient who was an 11-years-old girl suffering from Dengue fever and was admitted to Yangon General Hospital (a.k.a, Japan Hospital) for that. Her address on the hospital form was Zine Ganine South, Pago Division.

On November 15th morning, the patient's guardian called to say there was no immediate need of blood yet till then. Dengue fever's nature is that the patient might need blood anytime while suffering from it and it's unpredictable. So, as we thought, at 2 PM in the evening, we were told that the patients needed blood then. The member, who's the donor himself, drove to the Japan Hospital. The donor took the necessary official forms asking for blood at the blood bank from the patient's guardians and went to the Yangon General Hospital's blood bank to do the blood transfusion. When the donor got there, the blood was tested, the blood pressure was measured and the blood transfusion started at 2:30 PM. Everything was done by 3 PM and the donor came back to Raven domain from the blood bank.

Blood Donation

We donated a bottle of A type blood at November 9th, 2007. The blood bank called Raven BDC to donate a bottle of AB type blood at around 11 AM. The patient was a 21-years-old lady who lives at Mahar Myine in North Dagon Township. She was suffering from Dengue fever and was admitted to Yangon General Hospital. A decade ago, Dengue fever was regarded as children's disease but now, it has been seen in many adults lately.

After we got the call, we contacted the AB type blood donor. Since AB type blood is naturally very rare, we had to grab the donor at his snack bar. At 12 noon, Raven BDC and the donor got to the blood bank. We took to necessary forms and did the tests. The blood sample was taken out at 1 PM to test for diseases tranferrable by blood. After the results were out, the transfusion started at 2 PM in the afternoon and ended at 2:30 PM. Raven BDC members sent the donor back home and all of us got back to the Raven domain at 3 PM.