Blood Donation Medical Guidelines

Blood Donation Eligibility Requirements | Red Cross Blood Services

https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements.html

*The number of allowable donations per year may be lower due to red cell and plasma loss limit guidelines. Final eligibility will be determined by the American Red Cross at the time of donation. ** Healthy means that you feel well and can perform normal activities. If you …

Blood donation - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/blood-donation/about/pac-20385144

Have You Given Blood Lately? | FDA

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Blood establishments must keep current a list of deferred donors. They must also check all potential donors against that list to prevent the collection of blood from …

Blood Safety Basics | CDC - Centers for …

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If the donor’s answers indicate they are not well or are at risk for having a disease transmissible by blood transfusion, they are not allowed to donate blood. If the donor is eligible to …

Giving Blood and Plasma | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/topics/blood-tissue-safety/giving-blood-plasma/index.html

Plasma, a part of our blood that is made of water, salts, and protein, is used for the treatment of many serious health problems, including therapies for chronic illnesses, …

Blood donation frequently asked questions - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/blood-donor-program/faq

In Florida you can donate whole blood every 56 days, at minimum. Talk with donor center staff about specific requirements. Plasma donors may donate as often as every 28 days. …

General donor assessment - Blood Donor …

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Across the world, the minimum interval between whole blood donations varies between 56 days (8 weeks) and 16 weeks and different donation intervals are usually followed for …

Blood Guidances | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug …

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Guidance for Industry: Adequate and Appropriate Donor Screening Tests for Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Assays Used to Test Donors of Whole …

FDA to Loosen Blood Donation Guidelines That …

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As it stands now, blood donation rules ban any man who has sex with men (MSM) from donating if they've had sexual contact in the last three months, including …