Donor Deferrals and requirements

Minimum age for donation without a parent's permission

17 years old

Minimum age for donation with a parent's permission

16 years old

Minimum hemoglobin level for an AUTOLOGOUS donor

11 g/dL

Minimum hematocrit for an AUTOLOGOUS donor

33%

How soon, prior to surgery, must a unit of blood be collected for an AUTOLOGOUS donor?

> 3 days

If a unit is marked for AUTOLOGOUS donation, can it be used for anything else?

The unit cannot be used for anything else (No)

What is the maximum temperature someone can have to donate blood?

37.5 C (99.5 F)

What is the proper pulse/HR for someone donating blood?

50-100 and regular (can be

What is the blood pressure maximum for donation?

180 systolic; 100 diastolic

What is the minimum hemoglobin for someone donating blood (not autologous)?

12.5 g/dL

What is the minimum hematocrit for someone donating blood (not autologous)?

38%

What is the minimum donor interval for a 2-unit red blood cell donation by apheresis?

>16 weeks

What is the minimum donor interval for a single unit of whole blood?

>8 weeks

Deferral: Viral hepatitis of any type after 11th birthday

Indefinite

Deferral: Family history of CJD

Indefinite

Deferral: Spent less than 3 months in UK, 1980-1996

No deferral

Deferral: Spent more than 3 months in UK, 1980-1996

Indefinite

Deferral: Spent more than 3 months in UK, 1997-present

No deferral

Deferral: Spent less than 5 years in Europe (not UK), 1980-1996

No deferral

Deferral: Spent more than 5 years in Europe (not UK), 1980-1996

Indefinite

Deferral: Used a needle to give non-prescription drugs

Indefinite

Deferral: male who has sex with men

Indefinite (recently 1 year since having sex)

Deferral: receipt of dura mater or pituitary growth hormone (human origin)

Indefinite

Deferral: Positive HbsAg

Indefinite

Deferral: Repeatedly reactive test for anti-HepBc antibody

Indefinite

Deferral: Evidence of HepC infection (active)

Indefinite

Deferral: Evidence of HepC infection (chronic)

Indefinite

Deferral: Evidence of HTLV-1 infection

Indefinite

Deferral: Use of Bovine Insulin which was made in the UK

Indefinite

Deferral: Use of Tegison (etretinate)

Indefinite

Deferral: History of Babesiosis

Indefinite

Deferral: History of Chagas Disease

Indefinite

Deferral: Evidence of drug use via needles

Indefinite

Deferral: Receiving money/drugs for sex (prostitute)

Indefinite

Deferral: Acitretin (Soritane)

3 years

Deferral: Malarial infection

3 years

Deferral: Lived

3 years

Deferral: Lived >5 years in a malarial-endemic area with prophylaxis

3 years

Deferral: Lived >5 years in a malarial-endemic area with no prophylaxis

3 years

Deferral: Paying for sex

12 months

Deferral: History of syphilis

12 months

Deferral: treatment for syphilis

12 months

Deferral: treatment for gonorrhea

12 months

Deferral: History of gonorrhea

12 months

Deferral: Positive syphilis test

12 months

Deferral: Receipt of a unit of blood or a unit of blood product

12 months

Deferral: Receipt of a clotting factor derived from plasma

12 months

Deferral: Receipt of a clotting factor not derived from plasma

No deferral

Deferral: Organ transplant

12 months

Deferral: Human tissue of any kind

12 months

Deferral: Hepatitis B immune globulin administration

12 months

Deferral: MMR vaccine

12 months

Deferral: Mucous membrane exposure to blood

12 months

Deferral: Non-sterile skin penetration (prison tattoo)

12 months

Deferral: Residing with someone with hepatitis

12 months

Deferral: Sex with someone who has viral hepatitis

12 months

Deferral: Sex with someone with HIV

12 months

Deferral: Sex with someone at high-risk for HIV

12 months

Deferral: Incarceration for 24 hrs

No deferral

Deferral: Incarceration for 48 hrs

No deferral

Deferral: Incarceration for 72 hrs

12 months

Deferral: Travel to malaria-endemic area without prophylaxis

12 months

Deferral: Travel to malaria-endemic area with prophylaxis

12 months

Deferral: Travel to malaria-endemic area for 2 days

12 months

Deferral: Dutasteride (Avodart) use

6 months

Deferral: Clopidigrel (Plavix)

2 weeks

Deferral: Rivaoxaban (Xarelto)

2 days

Deferral: Coumadin

7 days

Deferral: Heparin

7 days

Deferral: Lovenox

7 days

Deferral: Propecia/Finasteride

1 month

Deferral: Isotretinoin

1 month

Deferral: Pradaxa (Dabigatran)

7 days

Deferral: Accutane

1 month

Deferral: Soriatane (acitretin)

3 years

Deferral: Arava (leflunomide) for arthritis

6 months

Deferral: Any experimental or unlicensed drug

12 months

Deferral: Antibiotics

Until stopped (can't be currently taking)

Deferral: Aspirin, donating Whole blood

No deferral

Deferral: Aspirin, donating platelets by apheresis

2 days

Minimum weight to donate blood

110 lbs

What is the blood pressure minimum for donation?

90 systolic and 50 diastolic

Deferral: Blood cancer/lymphoma

Indefinite

Deferral: FIGO 1 Endometrial CA on treatment

12 months

Deferral: Sickle Cell Anemia

Indefinite

Deferral: Sickle Cell Trait

No deferral

Deferral: Positive TB skin test; negative chest X-ray

No deferral

Deferral: Pregnancy

6 weeks

Deferral: Gave birth today

6 weeks

How frequently can someone undergo plasmapharesis for donation?

4 weeks

How frequently can someone undergo plateletpheresis for donation?

What is the minimum platelet count requirement for someone donating platelets via plateletpharesis?

150 K

Deferral: Therapeutic phlebotomy for someone who has porphyria cutanea tarda or CML

Indefinite

Can therapeutic phlebotomies from polycythemia vera patients be used?

No

Can therapeutic phlebotomies from hemachromatosis patients be used?

Yes

Is syphilis RPR testing performed on all donor blood?

Yes

Is HTLV-1 testing performed on all donor blood?

Yes

Is HIV testing performed on all donor blood?

Yes

Is HepC testing performed on all donor blood?

Yes

Is Hep B testing performed on all donor blood?

Yes