Thanh Chuong: Live blood bank saves a critical pregnant woman

(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of April 3, pregnant woman Phan Thi Vinh, 35 years old, Phuong Hoang hamlet, Thanh Tung commune, Thanh district, came to Thanh Chuong General Hospital for emergency care in a state of severe hemorrhage, her life in danger.

In the condition that the patient needed a large amount of blood immediately and relatives could not come in time, Thanh Chuong General Hospital mobilized 5 volunteers - those who had registered to participate in the Hospital's Blood Bank to donate 5 units of blood. With timely blood transfusion and treatment, patient Phan Thi Vinh has overcome the critical stage and her health is now gradually recovering.

Mr. Le Dinh Thanh, one of 5 volunteers who donated blood to save pregnant woman Phan Thi Vinh

The Live Blood Bank at Thanh Chuong General Hospital was established from the idea of ​​providing timely emergency care to critically ill patients in need of blood transfusions using the blood of all the hospital's staff, civil servants, employees, and workers. Currently, this Live Blood Bank is being expanded to all staff, civil servants, and employees of Thanh Chuong district.

Mr. Le Dinh Thanh, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district - 1 of 5 people who donated blood to save the pregnant woman Phan Thi Vinh shared: Saving people is more important than anything else, when I was mobilized to participate in support, I was ready to donate blood immediately.

In an area far from the Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center, the establishment of a Live Blood Bank like the one at Thanh Chuong District General Hospital is a good and highly effective method that needs to be replicated... It is known that thanks to the Live Blood Bank in Thanh Chuong, 15 other critically ill patients have been saved.

Hai Linh