• Defer for 5 years for: — Bone marrow, stem cell, or cord blood transplant received for cancer other than Leukemia, Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, or Hodgkin’s Disease • Defer for 12 months for: — Allogeneic bone marrow, cord blood, or stem cell transplant received for diagnosis other than cancer — Corneal transplant — Kidney transplant — Allogeneic dental graft — Allogeneic tissue, bone, or skin transplant/graft Pregnancy • Defer while pregnant • Defer 6 weeks after uncomplicated third trimester or term delivery or cesarean section • Defer 12 months if delivery required a blood transfusion • Accept nursing mothers Serious Illness • Donors will be individually evaluated • Defer indefinitely Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Chagas' Disease, Babesiosis, chronic Lyme Disease, ITP, Hemophilia, and aplastic anemia Sickle Cell • Defer for sickle cell disease • Accept for sickle cell trait Skin Disease and Rash • Donors will be individually evaluated • Phlebotomy site must be free of rash/skin disease Surgery • Accept history of recent surgery if: — Underlying illness does not disqualify donor — Stitches/staples dissolved or removed — Wound is healed — Donor has resumed normal activity and is feeling well • Accept minor cuts requiring stitches/staples after 48 hours, if no signs of infection Syphilis/Gonorrhea • Defer 12 months if: — Have had or received treatment in the past 12 months — Have had a positive test for syphilis in past 12 months • Documentation of treatment may be required Tattoo/Pocketing/ Body Piercing • Tattoo is acceptable if: — Applied in the U.S. AND — Applied in a state that regulates tattoo facilities AND — Donor states the tattoo was applied by a regulated facility AND — Applied with sterile, single-use needles and ink OR — If more than 12 months since procedure • Pocketing is acceptable if: — Needles, Teflon, and instruments used were all sterile OR — If more than 12 months since procedure • Ear/Body Piercing (including electrolysis) is acceptable if: — Sterile, single-use needles were used OR — More than 12 months since the procedure • Acupuncture is acceptable Travel Outside of the US • Defer 12 months for: — Travel into a malarial risk area (if travel was to a country with malaria risk, but the donor was not in the actual risk area, donor is acceptable) These guidelines are to assist in the prescreening of donors. For additional eligibility questions, please call: Alabama/Central Gulf Coast Region, Carolinas (NC & TN) Region, South Carolina Region or Southern Region (GA & FL): 1.866.562.7156 Blood & Platelet Donor Eligibility Guide RecycleLife? ME_DIV_MedElig_0507 — Travel to or having lived in Iraq (due to possible Leishmaniasis exposure) • Defer 3 years after having lived for 5 years or more in any country with malaria risk regardless of whether donor has actually been in a risk area • Defer indefinitely if, from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1996, have spent (visited or lived) a cumulative time of 3 months or more in the United Kingdom (UK) • Defer indefinitely if former or current member of the US Military, a civilian military employee, or a dependent of a member of the US Military who spent a total time of 6 months or more on the mainland associated with a military base in: — Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands (Holland) from 1980 through 1990 OR — Greece, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and Italy from 1980 through 1996 • Defer indefinitely if, from January 1, 1980 to the present, have spent (visited or lived in) a cumulative time of 5 years or more in any combination of countries in Europe (including time spent in the UK from 1980 through 1996) • See AIDS section • Malaria Risk Information: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/regionalmalaria/ Weight/Height • Minimum 110 lbs. for whole blood donation • Minimum for double red cell donation: — for males: weigh at least 150 lbs. and be 5'1" in height or more — for females: weigh at least 175 lbs. and be 5'5" in height or more • Maximum acceptable weight on most donation chairs is 350 lbs. Please call for locations that have chairs suitable to accomodate donors greater than 350 lbs WhoMay To schedule an appointment please call 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (448.3543) or visit us at www.redcrossblood.org Please Bring Photo ID Please review these guidelines before making an appointment to donate blood. These guidelines are subject to change as federal regulations and advanced information become available. • Defer for 5 years: — From date of diagnosis, surgery, or radiation/chemotherapy treatment (whichever occurred last) AND no recurrence (except for types listed above) — Radioactive seed implant • Defer temporarily: — Lesions, bumps, lumps, or polyps removed for biopsy, results pending — Non-melanoma skin cancer or in-situ cancer not treated and/or healed Cold, Flu, or Sore Throat Defer temporarily for active cold or flu symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, productive cough on day of donation Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) • Defer indefinitely if at increased risk for, a history of, a diagnosis of, or any blood relatives have diagnosis of • See Travel Outside of the US Section Dental • Accept teeth cleaning, scaling, root canal, fillings, and tooth extraction, if no infection present • Defer 3 days for oral surgery, abscesses, or infection Diabetes • Use of insulin pump may be acceptable • Defer indefinitely if, since 1980, received an injection of bovine (beef) insulin made from cattle from Europe Donation Intervals • If last donation was whole blood, bone marrow, or stem cell, donor is eligible for any procedure on the 56th day • If last donation was double red cell, donor is eligible for any procedure on the 112th day • All donors are limited to a maximum volume of red blood cell loss in a year All types of donations are taken into account when calculating maximum annual volume of red blood cell loss. Heart/Lung Disease • Defer for 1 year after the last symptom for Sarcoidosis • Defer for 6 months from last symptom/medical evaluation/restrictions on activities for most heart diseases (such as: murmur, angina, valvular insufficiency, CABG, arrhythmia, aneurysm, cardiac cath, CHF, heart attack, stroke, TIA, pacemaker) • Defer temporarily if symptomatic or has restrictions on activities for most lung diseases Hemoglobin • Each donor’s hematocrit or hemoglobin is tested at the blood collection site • If deferred, deferral is only temporary Hepatitis • Defer indefinitely for viral hepatitis after 11th birthday or liver disease and the cause is unknown at any age • Accept: — jaundice or hepatitis associated with birth, medications, or bile duct obstruction — hepatitis before 11th birthday and the type was A or unknown Hepatitis/HIV/AIDS Exposure • Defer 12 months: — From last blood contact with another person’s blood into open wound and/or non-intact skin and/or mucous membrane (this includes shared razors and occupational exposure) — Following human bite or primate (ape family) animal bite that broke the skin — From accidental needle/instrument stick with needle/instrument contaminated with blood from another person/primate — From last sexual contact with anyone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or who is a Hepatitis B carrier or anyone sick with Hepatitis A, B, or C in the past 12 months — From last contact if LIVED WITH (resided in same house, apartment, dormitory, etc) anyone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or who is a Hepatitis B carrier or anyone sick with Hepatitis A, B, or C in the past 12 months — From date of release from lockup, jail, prison, or juvenile detention center (including work release) if held more than 72 consecutive hours Immunization/ Vaccination • Defer 12 months for unlicensed vaccines taken for research purposes • Defer 8 weeks for smallpox vaccination or close contact with vaccination site of anyone else and symptoms developed • Defer 4 weeks for German Measles (Rubella), MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), Varivax (Chicken Pox) and Shingles vaccines • Defer 2 weeks for Red Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Oral Polio, Typhoid, and Yellow Fever vaccines • Defer 7 days for Hepatitis B vaccine when given for protection and not exposure (for exposure, see Hepatitis/HIV/AIDS Exposure section) • Accept Hepatitis A vaccine when given for protection and not exposure (for exposure, see Hepatitis/HIV/AIDS Exposure section) • Accept most other immunizations/ vaccinations (i.e. flu, tetanus, HPV) providing donor is symptom-free and fever-free Malaria • Defer 3 years after date of departure from country you have lived in if that country has been identified as having malarial risk areas or last symptom/ treatment, whichever is latest • See Travel Outside of US section Medications • Defer indefinitely for Pituitary-Derived Human Growth Hormone and Tegison • Defer 3 years from last dose of Soriatane (Acitretin) • Defer 6 months from last dose of Avodart (Dutasteride) • Defer 8 weeks for injections of radioactive material • Defer 1 month after last dose of Accutane, Proscar, Propecia, Amnesteem, Claravis, or Sotret • Use of insulin pump may be acceptable • Defer 7 days after last dose of anticoagulants • Antibiotics (oral) or antifungals are acceptable if course of medication is completed and donor is asymptomatic; there is no waiting period for antifungals taken for vaginal, skin, or nail infections • Defer 10 days after antibiotic injection/shot • Antivirals taken for cold sores, genital herpes/warts, or shingles are acceptable • Preventive antibiotics for chronic bronchitis, chronic prostatitis, rosacea, acne, ulcerative colitis, gum disease, heart valve disease, peptic ulcer disease, and pre-dental treatment are acceptable • Most topical medications are acceptable • OTC homeopathic medications, herbal remedies and nutritional supplements are acceptable. Important Note: Platelet apheresis donors must wait 48 hours before donating after taking aspirin or aspirin products or 7 days after other anti-platelet medication. Organ/Tissue Transplants • Defer indefinitely for: — Any animal organ transplant — Allogeneic organ transplant other than kidney — Bone marrow, cord blood, or stem cell transplant for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, or Hodgkin’s Disease — Allogeneic dura mater (brain covering) transplant Age • Minimum age 17 • No upper age limit AIDS Do not give blood to get an AIDS test. Please see your own doctor or local health department to get tested. We are required to report all positive HIV results to public health officials. Do not give blood if you are at risk for getting and spreading the AIDS virus. You are at risk if: • You are a male who has ever had sex with another male since 1977. However, if it was only once and involved a rape or abuse you may be eligible. Call us for more information. • You have ever used needles, even once, to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor • You have taken clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia • You have ever had a positive test for AIDS (HIV) or AIDS antibody or antigen • You have AIDS or one of its symptoms, which include: — Unexplained weight loss (10 pounds or more in less than 2 months) — Night sweats — Blue or purple spots on or under the skin or in the mouth — Long-lasting white spots or unusual sores in your mouth — Lumps in your neck, armpits, or groin that last more than a month — Fever higher than 100.5 degrees that lasts more than 10 days — Diarrhea lasting over a month — Persistent cough and shortness of breath • You have had sex with any person described above in the last 12 months • You have been given money, drugs, or other payment for sex since 1977 • You were born in or lived in (for 1 year or more) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria since 1977 — You received blood transfusions or medical treatment with a blood product in any of these countries since 1977 — You had sex with anyone who was born in or lived in any of these countries since 1977 Allergy Defer temporarily if breathing difficulty is present Asthma Accept if no difficulty breathing and no limitations/restrictions in normal daily activities Blood Pressure Accept with or without medications if blood pressure is within American Red Cross limits on day of donation Blood Transfusion • Defer for 12 months after receiving an allogeneic blood transfusion • Defer indefinitely for blood transfusion received in the U.K. since 1980 Cancer • Defer indefinitely: — Leukemia, Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Hodgkin’s Disease/Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Polycythemia Rubra Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome or if type not known