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where does blood safety begin?
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-with the donor giving an accurate and complete history
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what measures are taken by blood collection agencies to ensure donated blood is safe/clean?
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-volunteer blood donors
-donor screening against the donor deferral registry -donor health history -testing the donated unit -lookback and transfusion related infections investigation |
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what is the donor deferral registry?
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-records containing the names and IDs of deferred donors
-access restricted only to those who need to know |
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what is the general rule about how much blood someone can donate compared to their weight?
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-10.5mL/kg
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what types of activities warrant 12 month deferral from blood donation?
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-getting a tattoo from an unlicensed facility
-mucous membrane exposure to blood -nosterile instrument penetrating the skin -blood transfusion |
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what is the current risk of getting HIV from a unit of donated blood?
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-1 in every 2 million units
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what is lookback testing?
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-if a donor has a positive test for HIV or an STD today we should go back and test their previous donations
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what are universal precautions?
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-infection control guidelines designed to protect workers from exposure to disease s spread by blood and certain body fluids
-always assume that the patient has a blood borne infection |
