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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Blood Donation

Our club donated a bottle of A type blood on 27th February of 2008. The patient is a 40-years-old man from Than Lhynn. He had been suffering a kind of blood-related disease, and getting the treatment at Yangon General Hospital (Japan Hospital). At 11:00 pm, the patient guardian called the club and requested a bottle of A type blood for the transfusion. After the search for the blood donor, we went to the hospital at 11:30 am. After meeting the patient guardian and finishing the paperwork, we headed again to the Yangon Hospital where the blood bank located. Being on Sunday was the reason of less staff, and it led us to wait for a long time for blood testing. The result was out at 4:00 pm. There was no obstacle towards the blood donation. After that, we sent off the donor, and back to the club at 5:30 pm.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Blood Donation

Our club once again donated two bottles of O type blood on 25th of February 2008. The patient was a 48-years-old woman who lives in 19th township, New Dagon (South). She would need blood for the operation of removing the uterus at South Oakkalarpa Women Hospital.

The patient guardian requested for the two bottles of O type blood on 10:00 am, 25th February. Therefore, we searched for the O type blood donors, and led them to the hospital for the blood donation, at 11:00 am. We met the patients and her guardian while the donors were taking a rest. 11:15 am, blood testing and hemoglobin test were processed. Since the result is ready, the donation started at noon, 12:30 pm. The club treated the donors with the cold drinks after the that. Later, we sent off the blood donors at 1:00 pm and we were back to the club at 2:00 pm.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Blood Donation

Our club donated a bottle of blood type A on 21st of February. The patient was a 46-years-old woman. She had a tumor on the breast, and has been hospitalizing at Thin Gan Kyoon Hospital to operate and remove that tumor. She lives in Aung Than Pyay 2nd street, Thin Gan Kyoon. At the noon of 20th of February, the patient guardian called the club and requested a bottle of blood type A which would be needed on the following day, 21st of February. Therefore, we again contacted a donor of blood type A. An organizer from the club took the donor to the hospital on 8:00 am of 21st February. Upon arrival to the hospital, blood testing and blood pressure test were performed. Blood donation was started on 9:00 am and ended at 9:30 am in the morning. There was a treat of cold drinks to the donor supported by the club after the donation. We sent the donor back to home, and arrived back to the club on 10:00 am.

There was another donation of a bottle of blood type O, again on the same day. The patient was a 49-years-old man who is from South Dagon. He had been hospitalizing at the Thin Gan Kyoon Hospital for the kidney operation. Once we have delivered our club pamphlet in "Tha Mar Daw " pharmacy store which was located in front of the hospital. That store appointed the patient guardians so that they could ask help from the club for the blood donation. They contacted us and requested a bottle of blood type O at 10:00 am in the morning. Hence, the club searched for a O type blood donor and went to the hospital at 10:15 am. The donation was started at 12:00 pm after the blood test and hemoglobin test. After that, we treated the donor with the cold drinks. Finally, we sent back the donor to home and back to club at 2:30 pm.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Blood donation

Our club donated a bottle of blood type O on 18th of February. The patient was a 75-years-old woman who lives in 17th Sein Pan Myaing, South Dagon. She has been suffering from swollen intestinal, and vomitted blood. As a result, she needed blood transfusion. The hospital she has been was Thin Gan Kyoon, San Pya Hospital.

The patient's guardian contacted the club to donate O type blood on 3 pm in the evening of 18th of February. Therefore, we tried to search and contact O type blood donor. After that, we went to the hospital at 3:30 pm. We took a rest when we reached to the hospital. Testing for blood type, blood pressure, hemoglobin were carried out at 4:00 pm in the evening. After donation at 5:00 pm, our club offered the cold drinks to the donor. In the end, we sent off the donor to home at 5:00 pm, and back to the club at 6:00 pm.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Blood Donation

Our club donated a bottle of blood type O on 17th of 2008 February. The patient was a 68-years-old woman who is from Sin Phyu Taung village, Sin Paung Wel, Magway Division. Ignoring her diabetes, she used traditional medicine, and it made her condition worse. Eventually, her legs had to be operated, so she had been at Thingan Gyoon San Pya Hospital for that.

The patient guardian contacted the club for the donation of 2 blood bottles of type O, around noon. Therefoe, we searched for the blood donors. When we got 3 donors, we headed to the hospital around 12:30 pm. After the blood testing, two of them could not donate because of the low blood pressure. Only the one who passed all the testing could manage to donate, and the donation started at 1:30 pm. The blood donors were treated with cold drinks, and sent off them. We were back to the club at 3:00 pm, and arranged so that we could donate the required blood type O.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Blood Donation

Our BDC was able to donate a bottle of type B blood at February 12 (The Union Day). The patient who needed it was a 64-years-old woman who lives on Tapin Shwe Htee Street at No. (36) Quarter in North Dagon Township and she was in Thingan Gyun San Pya General hospital due to a digestive tract disease.

The patient's family called for help at 8pm on February 11th for a bottle of type B blood. So that was when we started to look for an available donor from our list. After we had found one, we arranged for the donation at 9 am the next morning. We took the donor to the San Pya hospital at 9 am this morning and arrived at the hospital by 9:30 am. After all the necessary tests were done, the donation started at 10:30 am. It was at noon that the process was finished and the patient's family treated the donor with lunch. After that, our Raven BDC sent the donor home and we all arrived back to our destination by 11;30 am.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Blood Donation

Raven BDC helped in donating two bottles of type A blood at February 9th 2008, to a 56-years-old women who was suffering internal bleeding due to rupture of blood vessels in stomach. She was being hospitalized at Thingan Gyun General Hospital (San Pya) and was living at Yay Nant Thar Street, in Thuwanna Township.

Since the night before, the patient's family asked for help so, we were able to find donor who have the necessary blood type. On February 9th at 1 pm noon, our BDC guided the two donors the hospital where the donation must take place. After arriving to the hospital and after the necessary procedures being carried out, it was already 2 pm. That was when the blood donation started. The donors were treated with drinks after that and we sent them back home. Members of our Raven BDC who participated that day all got back to the club by 4 pm.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Blood Donation

At February 5th 2008, our Raven Blood Donor group donated a bottle of type A blood to a patient from Bahose Hospital in Ahlone Township. The patient was a 61-years-old high-school teacher who lives in Kyee Myin Tine School Road. She had asked for blood at January 29th when she was going into operation for her Anal Cancer. Now, after the surgery, her blood pressure was low and still needed blood for the recuperation process.

At 8pm on February 4th, the patient's family asked our BDC to donate a bottle of type A blood the next day. So, we were able to search for the donor since then. Our BDC and the donor went to the Bahose Hospital at 8 am in the morning on 5th February. As usual, the procedure that must be done before giving blood had to be carried out and was usual we had to wait for some hours there for the results to come out. At 11:45 am, the results came out and therefore, we were only able to start the blood donation at 12 noon. After that, our Raven BDC treated and sent the donor back home.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Blood Donation

Today (February 2nd, 2008), our Raven BDC was able to donate 1 bottle of B type blood to a 43-years-old patient at S. Okkalarpa Women and Children Hospital. She was suffering from postpartum haemorrhage. The patient lives at Kyaw Thu 17th St., S. Okkalarpa Township.

At 9 am in the morning, with the Hospital's guidance the patient's family called us for a bottle of B type blood. So, the group called up the suitable donor listed on our volunteer donor list for the donation. Our Raven BDC reached the Hospital at 11 am with the donor and the necessary procedures before the blood donation, such as blood type testing, blood pressure testing and haemoglobin testing were done. As soon as these procedures were finished, the actual blood transferring process began, which was at about 12 noon. After everything was done, the Raven BDC treated the donor with snacks and drink and sent the donor back home. We were back by 2 pm that day.