Blood donor selection guidelines on assessing donor suitability for blood donation
Blood transfusion services (BTS) have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and who are unlikely to jeopardize their own health by blood donation. A rigorous process to assess the suitability of prospe...
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World Health Organization
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Executive summary; Acronyms; Preface; Policy recommendations; Technical recommendations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Blood donor selection; 1.2 Aim and objectives; 1.3 Target audience; 1.4 Methodology; Part 1: National system for blood donor selection; 2 Establishing a national system for blood donor selection; 2.1 National policy and legislative framework; 2.2 National guidelines and criteria on blood donor selection; 2.3 Public information and donor education; 2.4 Infrastructure and facilities; 2.5 Financial and human resources; 2.6 Quality system; 2.7 Donor haemovigilance
- 2.8 Monitoring and evaluation3 Assessing donor suitability; 3.1 Donor selection process; 3.2 Donor deferral; 3.3 Donor records; 3.4 Confidential unit exclusion; 3.5 Adverse donor reactions and post-donation care; Part 2: Criteria for blood donor selection; 4 General donor assessment; 4.1 Age; 4.2 Donor appearance and inspection; 4.3 Minor illnesses; 4.4 Weight; 4.5 Vital signs; 4.6 Donor iron status; 4.7 Fluid intake and food; 4.8 Gender; 4.9 Occupation and leisure activities; 4.10 Special considerations for donor selection for apheresis donations
- 5 Donor medical history I: Non-communicable diseases5.1 Haematological disorders; 5.2 Cardiovascular diseases; 5.3 Respiratory diseases; 5.4 Gastrointestinal diseases; 5.5 Metabolic and endocrine diseases; 5.6 Immunological diseases; 5.7 Renal and urinary tract diseases; 5.8 Central nervous system diseases; 5.9 Malignant diseases; 5.10 Musculoskeletal disorders; 5.11 Skin diseases; 5.12 Psychiatric disorders; 6 Donor medical history II: Medical and surgical interventions; 6.1 Immunizations and vaccinations; 6.2 Medications; 6.3 Blood transfusion and transplantation
- 6.4 Diagnostic and surgical procedures6.5 Alternative, complementary and traditional medicine; 7 TTI and donor risk assessment; 7.1 Transfusion-transmissible infections; 7.2 Donor risk assessment; 7.3 Viral infections; 7.4 Protozoal infections; 7.5 Bacterial infections; 7.6 Rickettsial infections; 7.7 Prion diseases; 7.8 Country of residence and travel history; 7.9 High-risk behaviours; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; I; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; References; Acknowledgements; Annexes; 1 International and national guidelines; 2 Example of a blood donor questionnaire
