Rare blood volunteers save man in 70s

By Zhou Lihua in Wuhan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-07-24 16:55

Rare blood donors identified by the Wuhan Blood Center in 2002 gather together in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Five people with a rare blood type have donated blood to save a man in Central China, according to Wuhan Evening News.

The man, surnamed Huang in his 70s from Wuhan, was in critical condition on Sunday and needed an immediate operation.

His Rh AB negative blood however – a type of Rh blood, the rarest of all types, which occurs in just three percent of the population – was in short supply.

This caused the operation to delay, according to a Wuhan Evening News report on Tuesday.

Rare blood volunteers donate blood in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Wuhan Blood Center on Monday called for volunteers of the blood type on their candidate list and in a QQ group to donate blood.

Five agreed to donate a cumulative 1600 cc of AB Rh-negative blood after passing examinations.

This center has established three QQ groups targeting different people, including college students and social groups, who are willing to donate rare blood, while the third group comprises pregnant women, the report said.

Like ordinary blood donors, these rare blood volunteers donate regularly and help wherever necessary.

Huang Rui in Beijing contributed to this story.