{"id":1629,"date":"2026-06-20T11:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:04:37","slug":"blood-bank-of-hawaii-issues-urgent-call-for-ab-plasma-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1629","title":{"rendered":"Blood Bank of Hawaii issues urgent call for AB plasma donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Blood Bank of Hawai\u02bbi is urging people with AB blood \u2014 positive or negative \u2014 to donate this week as one patient in Hawai\u02bbi needs large volumes of plasma for her current condition.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1627\">Blessing ceremony held for dragon decal in Chinatown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim-Anh Nguyen, president and CEO of Blood Bank of Hawai\u02bbi, said it is unusual for the organization to make a specific public appeal like this.<\/p>\n<p>Plasma is the clear liquid part of blood and helps blood clot. It is used in cases including burns, liver transplants and trauma, Nguyen said.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen said certain rare medical conditions can require doctors to remove a patient\u2019s plasma and replace it with healthy donated plasma from the community.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>AB plasma is considered the universal plasma donor type.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen said that the state had about 1.5 weeks\u2019 supply on hand as of Friday morning, and replacing a single patient\u2019s full plasma volume could use about three days\u2019 worth of the supply.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1625\">Suspect in deadly Keeaumoku St. shooting indicted on attempted murder charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn about three days or so, we will have none of this plasma left on the shelf, and that would be devastating,\u201d Nguyen said.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen said AB plasma can be difficult to import from the mainland because it is rare and requires special shipping conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Summer is a challenging time for donations. Even if you don\u2019t have AB blood, Blood Bank of Hawai\u02bbi is encouraging the public to donate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1623\">Popular Kapahulu running shop to close after 50 years in business<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can make an appointment online at BBH.org or call (808) 848-4770.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blood Bank of Hawai\u02bbi says one patient needs large volumes of plasma for her current condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blood Bank of Hawaii issues urgent call for AB plasma donations - 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