Odisha Man Travels Over 500 Kms To Donate Blood From Rare Group, Saves Life Of A New Mother
Her blood group was found to be ¡®Bombay A+ve¡¯ ¨C an extremely rare blood group.
The timely action by a man from Odisha¡¯s Rourkela and the use of instant messaging application Whatsapp have saved the life of a woman who was being treated and was in desperate need of the rare ¡°Bombay A+ve Blood¡±.
According to Orissa Post, a woman named Sabita was admitted at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. She delivered a girl on October 13 through caesarian section but her condition deteriorated rapidly due to excessive blood loss.
As the doctors began treating Sabita, they found that blood transfusion was necessary. But her blood group was found to be ¡®Bombay A+ve¡¯ ¨C an extremely rare blood group.
A young couple, who are engaged to be married soon, donating blood on Valentines day to register love. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO BCCL
The rare blood group was first discovered by Dr YM Bhende in 1952. While the four most common blood groups are A, B, AB and O, the ¡®Bombay A+ve¡¯ comes under rarest of rare group bracket for its chances of presence.
On an average one out of 2,50,000 people belong to this blood group in India.
Given the rarity of the blood group, the doctors began searching for this blood group in all the blood banks across the state.
With no hope in sight from adjoining areas, they used Whatsapp groups to spread the messages.
That is how Dillip Barik, a man from a Bhubaneswar based blood donation group, came to know about it and responded in the affirmative.
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He travelled more than 500 Kms and donate the blood, and only his thoughtful deed helped Sabita¡¯s health condition improve.
Dillip has donated blood several times ever since he came to know about the rarity of his blood group. ¡°I really feel happy about saving someone¡¯s life by donating blood,¡± he was quoted as saying by Orissa Post.
