Macao Blood Transfusion Service,
Macao Health Bureau
Components of Blood
Blood
Blood vessel
Plasma
WBC
Platelets
RBC
Functions of Blood

RBC
Hemoglobin
Function: O2 delivery
Given to patients with low
Hemoglobin level.
Tissue
Functions of Blood

WBC
Function: Help the body
fight infection and other
diseases, as part of the
immune system
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Platelets
Function: Prevent and
stop bleeding
For patients undergoing
treatment for cancer and those
with platelets dysfunction.
Functions of Blood

Plasma
Contain: Water, Protein,
clotting factors and salt.
Function: transport blood
cell,nutrients, enzymes and
plasma
hormones etc.
For treatment of
coagulation disorders.
A pos
RBC
Blood Group
Blood Group

Blood group
Determined by the presence
of different proteins on the
Group A
Group B
red cell membrane.
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A antigen- group A
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B antigen- group B
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A and B antigen- group AB
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None – group O
Group AB
Group O
Rh Blood Group System
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Rh Blood Group System
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One of the 23 known
Ｄ antigen
blood group systems.
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Consist of 45 different
RhD positive
antigens.
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Clinical significant
antigens: D、C、c、E、 No Ｄantigen
e. D antigen is the
most important.
RhD negative
RhD negative
Variations of % RhD
negative between
澳門市民負型血型的百分比
populations:
Caucasians: 15%

Asian: 0.3 to 0.5%

0.47%
99.53%
正型血型
負型血型
Rh blood group of Macao population
Introduction
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Established in 1988.
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A government department.
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Supplies blood and blood components to the
hospitals in Macao free of charge.

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The only institution in Macao authorized to collect blood
and provide blood transfusion service.
A member of ISBT, AABB and China Society of
Blood Transfusion.
Functions of Macao Blood
Transfusion Centre

Promotion and Education. Recruitment of
voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.
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Blood donors service.
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Blood collection.
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Preparation and storage of blood.
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Quality assurance.
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Training.
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Hospital service.
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Promotion of Good Transfusion Practice.
Blood Donation Policy

Non-remunerated

Voluntary

Anonymous
Who may donate blood？
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Healthy
17 – 69 yrs
Weight：  45Kg
Hb：
 12.5g/dl
 13.5g/dl
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Interval: 3 months for male
4 months for female
血液發放
Envio de sangue / Issue of blood
Statistics 2008
17- 69 yrs
Issued to hospitals: 12702 units
 421,608
Donors
2.5%
12353
Blood units
10546
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