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| Self Rejection Instructions |
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If any of the following information is applicable, no blood donation is to be done as it might harm the patient who receives it.
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If you ever had a positive test for hepatitis (HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HBc) |
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If you have ever taken illegal intravenous drugs |
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If you have AIDS or one of its signs or symptoms which include: |
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Unexplained weight loss (4-5 Kg or more in less then 2 months) |
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Profuse night sweats (Recurring sweating at night which wets the bed sheet) |
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Blue/purple spots on or under the skin or in the mouth |
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Long lasting white spots in the mouth |
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Swollen lymph nodes (lump in the neck or armpit or groin) lasting more than a month |
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Fever of greater then 99° F lasting several days or week and/or recurring frequently |
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Persistent diarrhea in spite of adequate treatment (persisting for more than a month) |
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You have ever tested positive for HIV antigen or antibody |
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You are a hemophilic who has been transfused anti-hemophilic factor concentrate |
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You have multiple sex-partners |
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You are a man who has had sex with a female prostitute |
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You are a woman or man who has been a prostitute |
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| Temporary Deferral for the Period Indicated Below |
| If the following are applicable, postpone blood donation till the period mentioned against each: |
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Jaundice |
1 Year |
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Attack of Malaria |
3 months |
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Abortion |
3 months |
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Pregnancy – Till duration of pregnancy |
1 Year |
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Breast feeding |
12 months after Delivery |
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History of Blood Transfusion |
6 months |
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Major Surgery |
6 months |
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Minor Surgery |
3 months |
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Immunization - (Typhoid, Cholera, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Plague) |
15 Days |
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Rabies Vaccination / Dog bite |
12 months |
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Immunoglobulin Injections |
12 months |
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Tattoo / Ear piercing |
6 months |
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Dental extraction |
72 hours |
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Drugs - Antibiotic / Steroid / Aspirin |
72 hours |
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Respiratory tract infections |
After recovery or after one week of last dose of antibiotic |
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Allergic disease at phlebotomy site |
till recovery |
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| Medication |
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In general, medications by a donor are not harmful to the recipient. Most donors taking medications are acceptable. Deferral of donors on account of drugs is based on the nature of their disease and clinical condition for which they are taking medication and not for the properties of drugs with the following exceptions:
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Tegison (Etreinate) used to treat Psoriasis - indefinitely debarred for blood donations |
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Proscar (Finasteride) a drug used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia -for a period of one month after the last dose |
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Accutane (Isotretionoin) a drug used to treat Acne -for one month after its last dose |
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Subjects who have taken aspirin within three days - unsuitable for platelet donation. |
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Taking of contraceptive pills or replacement hormones such as thyroxine is not disqualification |
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recipient of human growth hormone (Non-recombinant) - permanently debarred |
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Persons taking regular parenteral drugs including insulin - not allowed to donate |
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| Permanent deferral |
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Cancer |
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Heart disease |
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Abnormal bleeding tendencies |
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Unexplained weight loss |
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Diabetes controlled on insulin |
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Infectious hepatitis |
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Chronic nephritis |
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Signs and symptoms suggestive of AIDS |
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Liver disease |
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Polycythemia vera |
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Asthma |
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Epilepsy |
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Leprosy |
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Schizophrenia |
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Endocrine disorders |
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