Calling for 9 emergency blood units, Lam Dong General Hospital received 40 units at night

On the morning of July 14, the Provincial Red Cross's fixed blood donation point (No. 1 Hoang Dieu, Cam Ly ward - Da Lat) organized a regular blood donation session.

Volunteers donate blood at the fixed blood donation point of Lam Dong Provincial Red Cross Society

With the message "A drop of blood given - a life saved", in the morning, many volunteers and officials, teachers and staff from Kindergarten 1, Kindergarten 11, Kindergarten 12; An Duong Vuong Primary School, Trai Mat, Le Loi, Le Quy Don, Me Linh; Lam Son Secondary School, Tay Son Secondary School - High School in the wards of Da Lat participated in donating 106 units of blood to Lam Dong General Hospital.

These 106 newly received blood units only meet the blood needs for 2 days, at peak times the hospital uses up to 70 blood units per day to promptly treat patients.

Volunteer Quoc Cuong (Department of Natural Resources and Environment) with his 32nd blood donation at night at Lam Dong General Hospital

Last night (July 13), Lam Dong General Hospital called for volunteers to donate 9 units of blood (blood type 0) to urgently resuscitate a patient in need of blood.

Previously, the record for blood mobilization at night was on the evening of July 12, from 5:30 pm to 12:30 am, only 3 staff members of the Laboratory Department - Lam Dong General Hospital received blood suddenly with a total of 40 units of blood to meet the needs of emergency and patient treatment.

Mr. Vo Dang Thai Binh , a specialist of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lam Vien Ward - Da Lat (former officer of the Da Lat Red Cross Society) said: On the evening of July 12, there was a case of an accident leading to a traumatic brain injury and being admitted to the hospital. Lam Dong General Hospital had no more blood type B to transfuse to the patient, so it called for emergency blood donations. From the call on Facebook and on Zalo for blood type B, volunteers in the wards of Da Lat came to donate blood directly at the Laboratory Department - Lam Dong General Hospital.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoai Nam, a volunteer who donated blood unexpectedly at night at the Laboratory Department of Lam Dong General Hospital

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoai Nam - Director of NLC Confectionery Company Limited (No. 58, Hoang Hoa Tham, Lam Vien Ward - Da Lat) shared: I participate in the blood bank group of Lam Dong General Hospital, so when I heard that the hospital needed blood to treat an accident patient, I immediately ran up and brought cakes to support the staff of the Blood Testing Department.

Having worked as Vice President of the Red Journey Club connecting love in Lam Dong province, I also joined hands to support the technicians of the Laboratory Department to receive blood, reducing the pressure of work overload.

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This is the 26th time I have donated blood. I am always ready and do not drink alcohol or smoke to ensure the best health. Whenever the hospital needs blood, even at midnight, I still run to the hospital to donate blood to save the patient in time.

Blood donor Nguyen Van Hoai Nam

Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ly - Laboratory Technician recounted: "On Saturday, I started my shift at 7am, and in the evening, I organized an emergency blood draw to save the patient in time. There were only 3 of us technicians doing all the steps, while this job should have required at least 9 people. We took blood until midnight, forgetting dinner. Not only did we take blood from the emergency donor, we also had to do routine blood tests and distribute blood to the departments in time to save the patient."

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In the situation that the Hospital is lacking all blood types, in addition to the number of blood units called for emergency, we have taken blood from all volunteers who came to donate blood for emergency, resulting in 40 units of blood being taken during the night.

Master Doan Hoang Anh - Head of Laboratory Department
Lam Dong General Hospital

However, Lam Dong General Hospital is still in a state of blood shortage to reserve for emergency treatment for patients. Meanwhile, from now until the end of July, the hospital has no schedule to receive blood. The hospital has also suddenly mobilized medical staff to donate blood to promptly treat patients.

Fixed blood donation points welcome volunteers to donate blood without borders

It is expected that in the near future, there will be many more calls for blood donations right at the Laboratory Department. Mr. Vo Dang Thai Binh, an expert of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lam Vien Ward - Da Lat (former officer of the Da Lat Red Cross Society) added: For many years, we have coordinated with the Laboratory Department of Lam Dong General Hospital to establish live blood banks according to each blood type, maintaining connections on the Zalo platform so that when the hospital needs to mobilize blood suddenly, there will be volunteers immediately coming to the department to donate blood directly.

Calling on everyone to participate in the live blood bank at the Laboratory Department of Lam Dong General Hospital

We introduce the link and QR code to join the blood groups to call on more kind hearts in the community to join in donating blood to save lives this summer.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/keu-goi-hien-9-don-vi-mau-cap-cuu-benh-vien-da-khoa-lam-dong-tiep-nhan-40-don-vi-trong-dem-382267.html