Course Outline
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- Introduction
- General Donation Requirements
- Donor History Questionnaire
- Overview
- DHQ Structure
- Deferral Types
- Questions 1 – 4: General Health/Antibiotics and Medications for Infection
- Question 5: Medication Deferral List
- Question 6: Educational Materials
- All of the following are cause for deferral from donating blood or blood products except:
- True or False: A person taking an antibiotic for preventative measures may be allowed to donate blood during the course of their antibiotic regimen.
- Question 7: Aspirin
- Question 8: Previous Donation
- Questions 9 and 10: Vaccinations and Close Contact with Smallpox Vaccine Recipient
- AABB Vaccine Deferral Recommendations
- What is the correct deferral period for someone who has received a chickenpox or shingles vaccine today?
- The AABB makes several recommendations for donor deferral periods following certain vaccinations. Some vaccines do not have any deferral period, as lo...
- Alex arrives at the blood donation center today to donate a unit of whole blood. Alex took an aspirin last night for a headache. Is Alex eligible to d...
- True or False: Cameron arrives at the blood donation center and fills out the donor history questionnaire with a donor historian. Cameron says that th...
- Question 11: Oral HIV Prevention Medication
- Questions 12 – 14: New Sexual Contacts and HIV
- Questions 15 – 18: Sexual Contact
- True or False: Jordan had a needlestick exposure at work 2 months ago from a patient with an unknown, but high-risk HIV status. Jordan took post-expos...
- In which of the following cases would a donor be deferred from donating blood products?
- Question 19: Syphilis or Gonorrhea
- Questions 20 and 21: Hepatitis Close Contacts
- Questions 22 and 23: Contact with Blood and Accidental Needlesticks
- Questions 24 and 25: Tattoos and Piercings
- You have been living with a person who has hepatitis B but moved out 2 months ago and now live alone. How long are you deferred from donating blood or...
- After collecting a blood specimen, a healthcare worker had an accidental needlestick with the needle used for the venipuncture. This occurred 1 month ...
- Questions 26 – 28: Blood Transfusions, Transplants, and Grafts
- Question 29: Double Red Donation
- Question 30: Incarceration
- Question 31: Injectable HIV Prevention
- Question 32: Travel Outside the United States or Canada
- Questions 33 and 34: HIV
- Question 35: History of Pregnancy
- Question 36: Malaria
- Match the condition with the appropriate donor deferral period for a whole blood donation.
- Question 37: Dura Mater Grafts or Xenotransplantation
- Question 38: Cancer
- Question 39: Heart or Lung Problems
- Question 40: Bleeding Conditions
- Question 41: Babesia
- Additional Questions
- Final Comments
- Recent Revisions to the DHQ
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical
laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This
course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information:
Rory Huschka, M.Ed., MT(ASCP), has over 20 years of combined experience as a Medical Technologist, Technical Supervisor, Manager, Professor, and Program Director. He is the former Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science and Medical Laboratory Technician Programs at Brookline College. Rory holds a BS degree in Medical Technology from North Dakota State University and a Master's in Educational Leadership. He also holds a certificate in Lean/Six Sigma training from Villanova University.
Chelsea Flatley, MLS(ASCP)CM, received her B.S. in Medical Technology from the University at Buffalo and holds licensure in the state of New York. She has over seven years of experience working in a diverse array of laboratory settings and departments across New York, thanks largely to her five-year career as a travel medical laboratory scientist. Chelsea currently holds a position in a molecular diagnostics lab.
The authors have no
conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information:
Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is
a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science
from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher
education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and
MLS programs.
Matthew Hukill, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSBBCM, has experience in an Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) at the American Red Cross. He has served as a trainer and an instructor in addition to testing donors and patients. His previous experience includes managing an IRL and working in Transfusion Services in several large hospital systems.
