She was speaking after the third appeal in 24 hours for O-negative blood was made.
The first appeal, for blood for a Norwegian man sick in the Bangkok Hospital Phuket, was met by donations, but two women in the same hospital also require a unit each of the same blood.
A staff member of the hospital said that one woman, aged 52, has been waiting for two days for blood, and her haematocrit level – the ratio of red cells to blood volume – has dropped from 26 to 24 per cent in that time. The normal level is around 40 per cent for women.
Ms Pornthip called for donations of any kind of blood. Would-be donors can call her at 076-251178 ext 2.