DEFERRALS Flashcards
prospective donor is unable to donate blood for a limited period of time
temporary deferral
prospective donor is unable to donate blood for someone else for an unspecified period of time due to current regulatory requirements
indefinite deferral
prospective donor will never be eligible to donate blood for someone else
permanent deferral
BCG vaccine deferral
1 month
chicken pox vaccine deferral
1 month
measles vaccine deferral
1 month
mumps vaccine deferral
1 month
polio (oral, Sabin) vaccine deferral
1 month
rabies (prophylaxis) vaccine deferral
1 month
rabies (post animal bite) vaccine deferral
12 months
typhoid (oral) vaccine deferral
1 month
yellow fever vaccine deferral
1 month
small pox vaccine deferral
1 month
japanese encephalitis vaccine deferral
3 weeks
MMR vaccine deferral
8 weeks
plague vaccine deferral
4 weeks
anthrax vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
botulism vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
cholera vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
diphtheria vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
HIB vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
hepatitis A (prophylaxis) vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
hepatitis B (prophylaxis) vaccine deferral
1 week
influenza vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
meningococcal vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
pertussis vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
pneumococcal vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
polio (injection, Salk) vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
tetanus vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
typhoid (injection) vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
typhus vaccine deferral
accept, anytime if asymptomatic
hepatitis A (exposure) gamma globulin deferral
6 weeks from last injection
hepatitis B (exposure) gamma globulin deferral
12 months from exposure
tetanus immunoglobulin deferral
12 months from last dose
rabies (exposure) gamma globulin deferral
12 months from last dose
abortion (12 weeks age of gestation) deferral
3 months from incident
abortion (12 to 24 weeks age of gestation) deferral
6 months from incident
abortion (24 weeks age of gestation) deferral
9 months from incident
age: more than 65 y/o deferral
at the discretion of physician
chronic alcoholism deferral
permanent
alcohol intake deferral
24 hours deferral
smoking deferral
4-12 hours
blood thinners deferral
3 days
platelet apheresis deferral
3 days
double red cell apheresis deferral
16 weeks
single red cell apheresis deferral
12 weeks
single red cell + platelets apheresis deferral
12 weeks
plasmapheresis deferral
4 weeks
major surgery deferral
12 months
biopsy deferral
12 months
received WB, PRBC, PC, FFP deferral
12 months
received clotting factors deferral
permanent deferral
piercings/tattoo deferral
12 months
brain surgery deferral
permanent deferral
cancer (all types) deferral
permanent deferral
chagas disease deferral
permanent deferral
childbirth deferral
9 months
common cold deferral
1 week after recovery
dengue deferral
1 week after recovery
imprisonment deferral
12 months from release
obstructive jaundice deferral
12 months after recovery
malaria infection deferral
3 years after treatment
traveled to area endemic for malaria (w/ or w/o prophylaxis)
6 months from departure
former resident of malaria endemic area
12 months from departure
menstruation deferral
7 days before and 7 days after
polycythemia vera
for therapeutic bleeding only, discard blood after
Q fever deferral
permanent
STI deferral
permanent
travel to UK and Ireland (lived or visited for a total period of 6 months or more from 1980 to present)
permanent
tuberculosis deferral
2 years after complete recovery