The Foundation comes to the Aid of British Student - 05/01/10 Philip Pain, a Southampton University student studying Spanish in Mexico, fell from a 7th storey balcony and sustained multiple life threatening injuries on January 1st.
The hospital had insufficient supplies of blood of his group, O NEG, and so the Blood Care Foundation (BCF) was asked to assist. BCF contacted one of its associate blood banks, based in Florida, and arranged for a BCF courier to deliver 12 units of O negative blood to the hospital in Mazatlan.
Formed in November 2004, the BCF Travel Club enables individuals to access the services of the Blood Care Foundation which provides screened blood around the world in emergencies. The Foundation has been providing this service for over 20 years and addresses the concerns of travellers and expatriates in areas where there is a perceived risk of a shortage of suitably screened blood.
In a recent addition, we now provide rabies immunoglobulin and vaccine to travellers and expatriates in areas where these products are unavailable.
The BCF Travel Club also offers members access to travel necessities through our online shop. Membership is open to everyone and can be obtained online through our secure server.
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