Blood Donors Flashcards
Age
> /= 16
Max WB Volume Collection
10.5 mL/kg
BP
Systolic < 180 mm Hg
Diastolic <100 mmHg
Pulse
50 - 100 bpm (<50 acceptable in an otherwise healthy athlete)
Temperature
<37.5
Hgb/Hct
Hgb: >12.5 g/dL (auto: >11)
Hct: >38% (auto: >33%)
Accutane Deferral
1 month
Deferral for pregnancy
defer if pregnant within the last 6 weeks
Deferral for Tegison or Human Pituitary-Derived Growth Hormone
Permanent
Deferral for Bovine Insulin made in UK
Indefinite
Deferral for receipt of toxoids or synthetic/killed vaccines (HepB, Influenza, Rabies, Tetanus, Typhoid, Rocky Mountain, Lyme, Pertussis, Polio-injected)
No Deferral
Deferral for mumps vaccine
2 weeks
Deferral for oral polio or oral typhoid vaccine
2 weeks
Deferral for German measles (rubella) or chicken pox vaccine
4 weeks
Deferral for HBIG or unlicensed vaccines
12 months
Frequency of whole blood donation
8 weeks
Frequency of ‘double red’ blood donation
16 weeks
Frequency for plateletpheresis
no more than 24 in a calendar year, with at least 48 hours between procedures, and no more than 2 in w/in 7 days
Deferral after departure from Iraq
1 year (Leishmania)
Deferral for receiving blood transfusion in UK or France between 1980 and present
Indefinite
Deferral if had malaria, now asymptomatic, OR lived in endemic area >5 years
3 years
Deferral if traveled to area endemic for malaria for greater than 24 hours, but less than 5 years
1 year
Deferral for Chagas disease, babesiosis, family hx of CJD
indefinite
Deferral for syphilis, gonorrhea
12 months
When should autologous blood be collected
at least 72 hours prior to intended use
Deferrals for autologous donation
risk of bacteremia, unstable angina, recent MI or stroke, untreated aortic stenosis
Deferral for transplant (organ, tissue, BM,) or graft (bone, skin)
12 months, except dura mater (defer indefinitely)
Deferral for needlestick or contact w/ someone else’s blood
12 months
Deferral for sexual contact w/ someone HIV/AIDs-positive
12 months
Deferral for sexual contact with prostitute, someone who has taken non-rx drugs via needle, has hemophilia
12 months
Deferral for females who have had sexual contact with a MSM
12 months
Deferral for juvenile detention, jail, prison for more than 72 hours
12 months
Deferral for having received money, drugs, or other payment for sex
Indefinitely
Deferral for male donor having had sexual contact with another male
Indefinitely
Deferral for a positive test for HIV/AIDS
Indefinitely
Deferral for having used needles to take any drugs not prescribed by doctor
Indefinitely
Deferral for use of clotting factor concentrates
12 months
Deferral for hepatitis
Defer indefinitely for history of viral hepatitis after 11th birthday
