Procuring blood & blood products

Donors must meet minimal requirements
- Body weight at least 50 kg (110 pounds)
- Age – no upper limit; if 17 or younger parental consent needed
- Oral temperature less than 37.5◦C (99.6◦F)
- Regular pulse rate between 50-100 bpm
- SBP 80-180; DBP 50-100
- Hemoglobin levels 12.5 g/dL
Types of Donations
- Directed
- Standard
- Autologous
- Intraoperative Blood Salvage
- Hemodilution
Complications of Donation
- Excessive bleeding from venipuncture site
- Fainting
  - Emotional factors
  - Vasovagal response
  - Prolonged fasting
- Rare (requires further medical evaluation)
  - Anginal pain
  - Seizures
Blood Processing
- Testing
  - HIV
  - Hepatitis B, C
  - Human T-Cell lymphotropic virus
    - (anti-HTLV-I/II)
  - Syphilis
  - CMV
- Typing
  - ABO and Rh systems
  - Type O in emergency no longer recommended