Young Swiss man needs O negative blood donations after heatstroke on Thailand island

leahTuesday, March 15, 2022
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O negative (O-) blood type
photo via Stanford Blood Center

A 25 year old Swiss man needs donations of the blood type O negative (O-) after he went running on Koh Chang off the coast of the eastern province Trat and suffered a heatstroke. Theo Zwahlen is in a coma in the ICU at Bangkok Hospital in Chanthaburi. Theo has kidney failure, acidosis, brain damage, rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) and a low platelet count. He needs a large amount of blood donations to recover.

According to the Red Cross, around 7% of the population has O negative blood, which lacks a protein known as the RhD antigen. If you are eligible, please donate with the Thai Red Cross Society and provide Theo’s details as follows:

  • Name: Theo Zwahlen
  • Nationality: Swiss
  • Passport number: X7797202
  • Current location: Bangkok Hospital, Chanthaburi

Once you have finished donating please contact 0946249697 or 0822248888.

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LoongFred
2022-03-16 07:25
10 minutes ago, HiuMak said: I have the selfish blood A+. Sorry this shouldn't be attached to HiuMak, my mistake. https://www.versiti.org/Custom/Files/Versiti/1b/1b4ceb2c-2d06-45f4-93b1-6ff45ad13160.pdf https://www.bloodworksnw.org/medical-services/transfusion-medicine/emergency-red-blood-cell-use References for tose interested.
LoongFred
2022-03-16 07:29
1 minute ago, LoongFred said: Sorry this shouldn't be attached to HiuMak, my mistake. https://www.versiti.org/Custom/Files/Versiti/1b/1b4ceb2c-2d06-45f4-93b1-6ff45ad13160.pdf https://www.bloodworksnw.org/medical-services/transfusion-medicine/emergency-red-blood-cell-use References for tose interested. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3137672/ https://www.utmb.edu/bloodbank/component-therapy/emergency-red-blood-cells-usage https://www.rch.org.au/bloodtrans/about_blood_products/Blood_Groups_and_Compatibilities/ Guidelines & Recommendations | National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products (NAC)…
Tim_Melb
2022-03-16 08:41
1 hour ago, HiuMak said: I have the selfish blood A+. Me too
LoongFred
2022-03-16 10:22
11 hours ago, Soidog said: Are we really going to do this Fred? You complain and say you will ignore me and then chose not to. You were asked for a link or some evidence to substantiate your claim. I…
LoongFred
2022-03-16 10:31
12 hours ago, dj230 said: unfortunately that makes me the one that isn't able to receive any blood, I donated regularly in Canada, mostly because my RBC and hemoglobin was always high. I workout a lot so my body produces…
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Leah is a translator and news writer for the Thaiger. Leah studied East Asian Religions and Thai Studies at the University of Leeds and Chiang Mai University. Leah covers crime, politics, environment, human rights, entertainment, travel and culture in Thailand and southeast Asia.