Blood Donor Flashcards
Information Collected from Donor
Full Name
Address
Phone Number
Gender
Date and Time of donation
Date of Birth
Hgb Requirements
> 12/5 g/dl
Heart Rate
50-100 beats/min
Blood Pressure Systolic
90-180
Blood Pressure Dystolic
50-100
Temperature
<99.5 F
Age Requirement
18 or older
Weight Requirement
110 lbs or more for full amount
- may weight less but cannot donate 525 mL
Donation Interval
Whole Blood - 8 weeks
Plasmapheresis - 4 weeks
Plateletpheresis - may be done every 2 days, no more than twice a week, or 24/year
Pregnancy
6 weeks after delivery
Receipt of Blood or Blood Products
Deferred for 1 year after date of receipt
Drug use donor deferred permanently
Tegison, Pituitary Growth Hormone, Hemophilia
Propecia, Acutane, Proscar
1 month deferral
Avodart
6 month deferral
Soriatane
3 year deferral
Aspirin
36 - 48 hrs for platelets
Killed Vaccines
No deferral
Live vaccines
2 week deferral
Rabies vaccine
1 year deferral
Hepatitis Vaccine
1 year deferral
Smallpox Vaccine
Average 21 days (varies on locations)
Hepatitis Virus
Permanent deferral
1 year deferral for close contact (roommate, sibling, etc)
AIDs
Permanent deferral
Malaria
3 year deferral if contracted after becoming asymptomatic
1 year deferral if traveled to malaria area
Diseases for permanent Deferral
Babesiosis
Chaga’s Disease
Blood transfusion in a foreign country
Family history of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Resided in the United Kingdom for 3 months or more between 1980 and 1996
Resided in Europe for 5 months or more
Tattoo, Body Piercing, Accidental needle stick, acupuncture
1 year deferral
Jail or Prison for >72 hrs
1 year deferral
West Nile Virus
14 to 28 days after disease has resolved
