Donor Deferrals Flashcards
Documenting information that fully identifies the donor on an individual donation
Donor Registration
Ensures protection of the donor and benefit to the recipient
Medical History
Unable to donate blood for a limited period of time
Temporary Deferral
Never eligible to donate blood for someone else
Permanent Deferral
Unable to donate blood for someone else for an unspecified period due to regulatory requirements
Indefinite Deferral
Diagnosed with CJD or vCJD, or a blood relative with CJD or vCJD
Permanent Deferral
Recipient of dura mater transplant or pituitary growth hormone from a human cadaver
Permanent Deferral
Positive test for HIV or clinical diagnosis of HIV infection
Permanent Deferral
Evidence of past or present nonprescription drug use
Permanent Deferral
Positive test for HBsAg, anti-HBc (more than once), or HBV NAT
Permanent Deferral
Symptoms of viral hepatitis after age 11
Permanent Deferral
History of Chagas disease or babesiosis
Permanent Deferral
History of cancer, leukemia, or lymphoma
Permanent Deferral
History of blood disorders such as hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or thalassemia
Permanent Deferral
Received cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source
Permanent Deferral
High-risk history for AIDS
Permanent Deferral
Chronic cardiopulmonary, liver, or renal disease
Permanent Deferral
Use of Etretinate (Tegison) or chemotherapeutic agents for malignancy
Permanent Deferral
Active disease under treatment, such as cold, flu, or tuberculosis
Temporary Deferral
Treatment with antibiotics or curable organ system diseases
Temporary Deferral
Received blood, tissue, or organ transplant in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Tattoo, piercing, or accidental needle-stick injury in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Sexual contact with high-risk individuals for HIV or hemophilia patients on factor concentrates in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Male having sex with another male in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Travel to malaria-endemic regions in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Close contact with hepatitis-positive individuals in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Received Hepatitis B immune globulin in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Abortion or miscarriage with dilatation and curettage in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Use of experimental medications or unlicensed vaccines in the past year
One-Year Deferral
Use of Avodart within the past six months
Six-Month Deferral
Whole blood donation within the past two months
Two-Month Deferral
MMR vaccination within the past two months
Two-Month Deferral
Termination of pregnancy within the past six weeks
Six-Week Deferral
Live attenuated vaccine for rubella or chickenpox within the past month
One-Month Deferral
Use of Accutane, Proscar, or Propecia within the past month
One-Month Deferral
Live attenuated or bacterial vaccine within the past two weeks
Two-Week Deferral
Apheresis donation within the past 48 hours
48-Hour Deferral
Deferral period for history of malaria
3 years
Deferral period for living in endemic area for 5 consecutive years
3 years from departure
Deferral period for travel to a malaria-endemic area
1 year from departure
Deferral period for babesiosis
Indefinite deferral
Deferral period for Chagas disease
Indefinite deferral
Deferral period for leishmaniasis
1 year from departure
Medications accepted for blood donation: hypnotics
Accepted if used at bedtime
Medications for blood donation: blood pressure medications
Accepted if free of side effects and cardiovascular symptoms
Medications for blood donation: over-the-counter bronchodilators
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: decongestants
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: oral contraceptives
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: replacement hormones
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: weight-reduction drugs
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: mild analgesics
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: vitamins
Accepted
Medications for blood donation: tetracyclines or antibiotics for acne
Accepted
Deferral period for Finasteride (Proscar)
1 month for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Deferral period for Finasteride (Propecia)
1 month for male baldness
Deferral period for Dutasteride (Avodart, Jalyn)
6 months for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Deferral period for Isotretinoin (Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret)
1 month for severe acne
Deferral period for Acitretin (Soriatane)
3 years for severe psoriasis
Deferral period for Etretinate (Tegison)
Indefinite for severe psoriasis
Deferral period for Warfarin (Coumadin)
1 week for blood clot prevention
Deferral period for Aspirin/Piroxicam (Feldene)
2 days for platelet donors
Deferral period for Clopidogrel (Plavix)/Ticlopidine (Ticlid)
14 days for platelet donors
Deferral period for Hepatitis B immune globulin
1 year for exposure to hepatitis B
Deferral Time for Measles Vaccine
2 Weeks
Deferral Time for Mumps Vaccine
2 Weeks
Deferral Time for Polio (Oral) Vaccine
2 Weeks
Deferral Time for Typhoid (Oral) Vaccine
2 Weeks
Deferral Time for Yellow Fever Vaccine
2 Weeks
Deferral Time for German Measles Vaccine
4 Weeks
Deferral Time for Varicella-Zoster Vaccine
4 Weeks
Deferral Time for Conclusion of Pregnancy
6 Weeks
Deferral Time for Tattoos or permanent makeup
12 Months (unless from a state-regulated facility with sterile needles)
Deferral Time for Mucous membrane or skin penetration exposure to blood
12 Months
Deferral Time for Sexual contact with individual at high risk for HIV
12 Months
Deferral Time for Incarceration in a correctional institution >72 hours
12 Months
Deferral Time for Completion of Syphilis therapy
12 Months
Deferral Time for Transfusion of blood components or human tissue
12 Months
Deferral Time for Human diploid cell-rabies vaccine after animal bite
12 Months
Deferral Time for bacterial, rickettsial vaccines (e.g., diphtheria, hepatitis A, B, influenza, Lyme disease, pneumococcal, etc.)
No deferral if symptom-free and afebrile
Deferral Time for First or Second Trimester Abortion or Miscarriage
No deferral
Deferral Time for Apheresis Donation
48 hours
Deferral Time for Platelet Apheresis Procedures (FDA limit)
No more than 24 in a calendar year
Deferral Time for Apheresis Donor (no double/triple donation in 7 days)
No more than twice in 7 days, once for double/triple donation
Deferral Time for Infrequent Plasma Apheresis
4 weeks
Deferral Time for Double Red Cell Apheresis
16 weeks
Deferral Time for Alcohol Intake
12 hours
Deferral Time for Skin Lesions
Indefinite deferral
Deferral Time for Skin Disorders (e.g., poison ivy, non-infectious rashes)
No deferral