Blood Donation Flashcards
Deferral period for use of Avodart/ Durasteride?
6 months
Deferral period for pregnant women who just gave birth
Postpartum 6 weeks
Deferral period for history of gonorrhea or syphilis
1 year
Deferral period for Rubeola vaccine
Rubeola = mumps = 2 weeks
Rubella = German measles = 1 month (along with chicken pox vaccine)
Deferral period for suspected IV drug user? Visible skin puncture marks upon examination
Indefinite
- also any other diseases concerning blood, apart from Hepatitis B/C,CJD,HIV,HTLV
Dimensions of scrub site for venipuncture in blood donation, what gauge needle is used?
4 cm (1.5 cm) use 16G
How long should you scrub the venipuncture site?
30 seconds
Disadvantage for Blood donation that occurs more than 8 minutes
Cannot prepare for PLATELETS, FFP, CRYOPRECIPITATE
Shipping blood units, _____ temp must be maintained
1-10 degC
Deferral for a drunk person who wants to donate blood
24 hrs
What is the ____SG of Copper sulfate - Gravimetric method that equals to 12.5 g/dL Hb which is an acceptable range to donate blood
1.053
Enumerate what conditions a DONOR MUST NOT HAVE in order to donate blood
- No alcohol consumption 24 hr
- No cough, cold, etc. (good health)
- No rabies treatment in past year
- Not taking antibiotics
- Not pregnant, breastfeeding, on period
- Not treated for malaria in past 3 months
- No dental treatment
- No immunization in past month
- No active disease (TB, diabetes, High BP, etc)
- Not aspirin in last 72 hrs
BP is 190/100, what happens to the donor next?
Assessed by physician
Acceptable pulse range
50 or 60 - 100
Acceptable systolic and diastolic blood pressure range
Systolic: 90 - 160/180
Diastolic: 60-100
Deferral for MAJOR SURGERY?
6 months