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At the age of 81, when Harrison came to donate blood for the last time, many mothers came to call her children thanked them.
James Harrison of Australia died at the age of 88. He breathed his last at a nursing home in New South Wales on 17 February. James, popularly known as Golden Arm, saved the life of 24 lakh children by donating blood 1173 times in his life.
His blood plasma had a rare antibody. Due to this, injections called anti-D were made for pregnant women affected by the disease called Rhesus, so that their own blood does not attack their unborn child. He donated blood every week for 60 years of life.
Started donating blood from the age of 18
When James was 14 years old, he underwent chest operation. For this, he was offered 13 units of blood. This also inspired him to donate blood himself.
James began to donate blood in 1954 at the age of 18. He continued to donate blood for about 60 years. He last donated blood at the age of 81.
He last donated blood at the age of 81. Then he said that today I am sad. A long journey is ending today.
What antibodies were in James’s blood?
James had anti-D immunoglobulin (anti-d) antibody. It prevents the formation of antibodies in the mother’s blood, which can harm her baby in the womb. It is given as an injection in the mother’s upper side muscle or vein.
Anti-D can be miscarried if you do not get injected
When RH is a unborn child of a pregnant woman with a negative blood type RH positive blood type, the woman’s body sees the child’s red blood cells like a bacteria or virus like a danger and makes antibodies to deal with this danger. Its effect can be dangerous. This may cause miscarriage, a child born, child brain damage or anemia in newborn.
