Week 1: Blood Banking
ASCPi
Preparation
Program
Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP
1
Certification Preparation 2021
,Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Allogeneic donor requirements and qualifications
The donor must provide a form of identification The donor must be free of disease and cancer.
and basic demographic data, including their address
for any test deferral notification.
History and physical examination must be performe
If previous donor record (if applicable) must be assessed for
of donation and before blood collection.
any active donation deferrals.
• Temperature ≤ 37.5⁰ C
The donor must be ≥ 16 years old, no upper age limit.
• Blood pressure 90-180 mm Hg/50-100 mm Hg
• If the donor is 16 or 17 years old, it may require parental • Pulse 50-100 bpm
consent. • Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
• This includes explanation of the donation process and • Hemoglobin/hematocrit
potential adverse events of donation including risk of iron • Women: ≥12g/dl / ≥38%
deficiency anemia and mitigation strategies.
• Men: ≥13 g/dl / ≥39%
If previous donation of red cells:
• ≥ 8 week for single unit of Whole Blood donation Puncture site: free of lesions, infection, and
• ≥ 16 weeks for 2 units of RBC donation (apheresis) no evidence of drug abuse.
2 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
,Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Blood products
Drugs Vaccinations and Immunizations
• HIV treatment/antiretroviral • Hepatitis B immunoglobulin: 12-month deferral
therapy: Indefinite • Measles, mumps, polio, typhoid, yellow fever: 2 weeks
• German measles, chicken pox/shingles: 4 weeks defer
Donor Deferrals
Infectious diseases/behavioral questions
• Confirmed positive test for HBsAg: Permanent deferral
• Repeatedly reactive test for anti-HBc more than once: Indefinite
• Repeatedly reactive test for anti-HTLV more than once: Indefinite
• Positive HBV NAT(nucleic acid testing): Indefinite
• Present or past clinical or lab evidence of infection with HIV, HCV, HTLV or Trypanosoma cruzi
Indefinite deferral
• Xenotransplantation: Indefinite
• Reactive screening test for syphilis: Indefinite
3 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
, Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Blood products
Travel
• Lived longer than 5 years in a malaria-endemic country: 3 years after depa
• Traveled to an area where malaria is endemic: 3 months after departure.
Donor Deferrals
Family genetic history of CJD: Permanent
Receipt of allogeneic dura mater transplant: Permanent
See table on pg.3 for more deferral reasons and periods.
4 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
ASCPi
Preparation
Program
Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP
1
Certification Preparation 2021
,Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Allogeneic donor requirements and qualifications
The donor must provide a form of identification The donor must be free of disease and cancer.
and basic demographic data, including their address
for any test deferral notification.
History and physical examination must be performe
If previous donor record (if applicable) must be assessed for
of donation and before blood collection.
any active donation deferrals.
• Temperature ≤ 37.5⁰ C
The donor must be ≥ 16 years old, no upper age limit.
• Blood pressure 90-180 mm Hg/50-100 mm Hg
• If the donor is 16 or 17 years old, it may require parental • Pulse 50-100 bpm
consent. • Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
• This includes explanation of the donation process and • Hemoglobin/hematocrit
potential adverse events of donation including risk of iron • Women: ≥12g/dl / ≥38%
deficiency anemia and mitigation strategies.
• Men: ≥13 g/dl / ≥39%
If previous donation of red cells:
• ≥ 8 week for single unit of Whole Blood donation Puncture site: free of lesions, infection, and
• ≥ 16 weeks for 2 units of RBC donation (apheresis) no evidence of drug abuse.
2 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
,Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Blood products
Drugs Vaccinations and Immunizations
• HIV treatment/antiretroviral • Hepatitis B immunoglobulin: 12-month deferral
therapy: Indefinite • Measles, mumps, polio, typhoid, yellow fever: 2 weeks
• German measles, chicken pox/shingles: 4 weeks defer
Donor Deferrals
Infectious diseases/behavioral questions
• Confirmed positive test for HBsAg: Permanent deferral
• Repeatedly reactive test for anti-HBc more than once: Indefinite
• Repeatedly reactive test for anti-HTLV more than once: Indefinite
• Positive HBV NAT(nucleic acid testing): Indefinite
• Present or past clinical or lab evidence of infection with HIV, HCV, HTLV or Trypanosoma cruzi
Indefinite deferral
• Xenotransplantation: Indefinite
• Reactive screening test for syphilis: Indefinite
3 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
, Day 2: Blood products
Blood Banking
Blood products
Travel
• Lived longer than 5 years in a malaria-endemic country: 3 years after depa
• Traveled to an area where malaria is endemic: 3 months after departure.
Donor Deferrals
Family genetic history of CJD: Permanent
Receipt of allogeneic dura mater transplant: Permanent
See table on pg.3 for more deferral reasons and periods.
4 Reference: Quick Compendium of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ASCP Certification Preparation 2021
