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Donor health check
This probably sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Basically when you
attend your donor session, it's standard procedure to whip through a quick
questionnaire to see if you're suitable to give blood.
By showing you the questionnaire here, we're just giving you a guide as
to what kind of questions you'll be asked.
For the answers to these particular questions, go to Who can give blood
and Who can't give blood, as both these pages give you the main details of who's eligible to be a donor and who's not.
A. Your lifestyle
| A1 |
Are you HIV positive or do you think you may be HIV positive? |
| A2 |
Have you ever had hepatitis B or hepatitis C or do you think you may have
hepatitis now? |
| A3 |
Have you ever injected or been injected with illegal or non-prescribed
drugs, including bodybuilding drugs? (You must answer 'Yes' even if
it was only once or a long time ago.) |
| A4 |
Have you ever been given money or drugs for sex? |
| A5 |
To be answered by all donors. Have you had sex in the
last 12 months with: |
| a. |
anyone who is HIV positive; |
| b. |
anyone who has hepatitis B or C; |
| c. |
anyone who has ever been given money or drugs for sex; |
| d. |
anyone who has ever injected drugs; or |
| e. |
anyone who may ever have had sex in parts of the world where
AIDS/HIV is very common (this includes most countries in Africa)? |
| A6 |
To be answered by men only; Have you ever had oral or anal sex
with another man with or without a condom or other form of protection? |
| A7 |
To be answered by women only; In the last 12 months have you had sex with a man who has ever had oral or anal sex with another man, with or without a condom or other form of protection? |
B. Your medical history
| B1 |
Have you been told you should never give blood? |
| B2 |
In the last 12 months, have you had an injury which could have put you
at risk of hepatitis or HIV (could the virus have entered your body
through a needle prick or broken skin)? |
| B3 |
In the last 12 months have you had acupuncture? |
| B4 |
In the last 12 months, have you had your ears pierced, any piercing
to your face or body, had a tattoo or cosmetic treatment that involved
piercing your skin? |
| B5 |
Have you ever had a serious illness or seen a doctor about your heart? |
| B6 |
Have you ever had an operation, any hospital investigations or tests? |
| B7 |
Have you ever had jaundice or hepatitis? |
| B8 |
Are you taking any medicine, tablets or other treatment prescribed by your doctor (except HRT for the menopause, the pill or other birth control)? |
| B9 |
Have you taken any other medicines or tablets in the last 7 days (this includes any you have bought)? |
| B10 |
Have you seen a doctor, dentist or any other healthcare professional in the last 7 days or are you waiting to see one (except routine appointments with your doctor)? |
| B11 |
Have you ever received blood? |
C. Other risks
| C1 |
Have you had an illness, infection or fever in the last 2 weeks or do you think you have one now? |
| C2 |
Have you been in contact with anyone with an infectious disease in
the last 4 weeks? |
| C3 |
Have you had any immunisations, vaccinations or jabs in the last 8 weeks? |
| C4 |
Has anyone in your family had CJD? |
| C5 |
Were you treated with growth hormone before 1985? |
| C6 |
Did you have brain surgery or an operation for a tumour or a cyst on your
spine before August 1992? |
D. Your travel history
| D1 |
Have you been outside the UK (including business) in the last 12 months? |
| D2 |
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| a. |
Have
you ever had malaria or an unexplained fever which you could have
picked up while travelling? |
| b. |
If 'yes' have you been outside the UK since then? |
| D3 |
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Have you ever lived or stayed outside the UK for a continuous period of
6 months or more? |
| b. |
If 'yes' have you been outside the UK since then? |
| D4 |
Have you ever visited Central America or South America for a continuous
period of 4 weeks or more? |
| D5 |
Were you or your mother born in Central America or South America? |
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Rachael Walker, pictured above, feels that she owes her life
to blood donors. Rachael has Sideroblastic Anaemia, which means
her bone marrow cannot produce its own red cells, so she is
completely dependant on transfusion. Since she was diagnosed
at eighteen months old Rachael has received four units of blood
every four weeks, and will continue to need them for the rest
of her life.
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