Donor Selection and Collection Flashcards
Age requirements
18 years or more. 16 or 17 with written consent of a parent or guardian
Weight requirements
> 110 lb can donate full-volume units.
Donors <110 lb can donate low-volume units. The unit must be labeled as low-volume. If the donation volume is <300ml the anticoagulant amount must be adjusted.
Pulse requirements
Regular and between 50-100 bpm.
<50 bpm may be acceptable for athletes
Pregnancy requirements
Donation is allowed 6 weeks after the conclusion of pregnancy.
Blood pressure requirements
Systolic bp must be 90-180 mm Hg
Diastolic bp must be 50-100 mm Hg
Frequency of Whole blood donation
> 8 weeks min
Frequency of 2 unit RBC by apheresis
> 16 weeks min
Plasmapheresis (occasional)
Every 4 weeks. Plasmapheresis returns donor RBCs.
Plasmapheresis (serial)
every 48 hours with additional restrictions.
Platelet apheresis
every 2 days but no more than twice a week or 24 times per year if the donor donates a single platelet unit and gets their RBCs back.
Purpose of Donor qualifications
To protect both the recipient and the donor
Donor temperature
cannot be <37.5 C or <99.5 F
Donor Hgb/ Hct
> 12.5 g/dl for women
13.0 g/dl for men
38% women
39% men
Autologous donor requirements of hgb/ hct
11.0 g/dl and or 33%
Purpose of the donor questionnaire
Asks about travel, medications, risky behavior, jaundice
