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| Donor eligibility based on past donations |
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| Donors are eligible if they haven’t donated blood in the past 8 weeks |
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| When can pregnant women donate? |
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| Pregnant women cannot donate until 6 weeks post delivery |
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| Who is denied from donating? |
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| People cannot donate who are sick at the time of donation. They cannot donate if they have lesions or evidence of repeated venipuncture |
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| above/below 50-110 bpm, , systolic pressure <180 mmHG or diastolic pressure <100 mmHG |
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| 12.5 g/dL for women and >13.5 mg/dL for men. |
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| • List the procedures to be performed on donor units before they can be used |
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| Donor units must be typed via ABO and Rh carrying out weak D if necessary. They are given an antibody screen and tested for transmissible diseases (except for Auto units) |
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| The units must be labeled with their ABO/Rh, expiration date, product description, collection facility and unique unit identifying number. |
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| Tests when a donor unit arrives at a hospital |
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| When a donor unit is received at a hospital blood bank it’s ABO must be confirmed and if it is Rh Neg it must be confirmed. |
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