If the donor has in past one year had been treated for Rabies, had Jaundice, tested
positive for Hepatitis B virus or received Hepatitis B immune globulin.
If within past six months had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing or acupuncture, received
blood or blood products, serious illness or major surgery, contact with a person
with hepatitis or yellow jaundice.
Past three months : donated blood or been treated for Malaria.
Past one month : had any immunizations.
Past 48 hours : taken any antibiotics or any other medications (Allopathic or Ayurveda
or Sidha or Homeo).
Past 24 hours : taken alcoholic beverages
Past 7 hours : had dental work or taken Aspirin
Present : suffering from cough, Flue or sore throat, cold, pregnancy or breast feeding
Lived in the Islands of West Africa, Haiti or Africa since 1970. Ever had TB, bronchial
asthma or allergic disorder, liver disease, kidney disease, fits or fainting, blue
or purple spots on the skin or mucous membranes, received human pituitary : growth
hormones etc
To find out the eligibility of the blood donors and to rule out any contra indication
for blood donation all the donors will be elaborately interrogated for the history
and the incidence of the specific ailments by a planned questionnaire. Only after
satisfactorily fulfilling the laid down basic criteria, the blood donors will be
selected.
After blood collection, as a routine and mandatory procedure, the donor's blood
specimens will be screened for Malaria, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV
1 & 2 antibodies etc.
Cold / fever in the past 1 week.
Under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.
Cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, diabetes (on insulin therapy), history
of cancer,chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies, venereal disease
etc.
Major surgery in the last 6 months.
Vaccination in the last 24 hours.
Had a miscarriage in the last 6 months or have been pregnant / lactating in the
last one year.
Had fainting attacks during last donation.
Have regularly received treatment with blood products.
Shared a needle to inject drugs/ have history of drug addiction.
Had sexual relations with different partners or with a high risk individual. Been
tested positive for antibodies to HIV.