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The following risk situations represent a temporary contraindication for blood donation
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Stay during the past 6 months in a region where malaria is endemic, without any health problem (in case of illness with fever, tell the doctor in charge of donors, the contraindicated time for blood donation being longer in this case). Gonorrhoea or any other sexually transmitted disease during the past 12 months Change of sexual partner* during the past 6 months Sexual intercourse* with multiple partners during the past 12 months Stay of at least 6 months in the past 5 years in countries where AIDS is epidemic Sexual intercourse* during the past 12 months with partners exposed to one of the risk situations mentioned under 1 to 5 or 7 to 10 Sexual intercourse* during the past 12 months with partners having received blood transfusions or blood product transfusions during the past 5 years in countries where AIDS is epidemic. *whether protected or not
Precautionary measures to reduce the risk for the recipient of your blood donation:
1. Risk situations
There is a risk whenever infectious agents in your blood are transmitted to a patient even if you are not sick or do not feel sick. Your answers to the medical questionnaire allow us to evaluate this risk. The BTS SRC has established clear guidance to determine your suitability to donate blood. Consequently you may be excluded from blood donation, either for a transitory period or permanently.
2. Biological tests
The systematic screening for the AIDS virus, hepatitis virus (B and C) and the syphilis agent takes place at each blood donation. Should one of the tests give a reactive result, you will immediately be informed and the blood you donated will not be transfused. However there is always a certain lapse of time between the moment of infection and the moment when biological tests start being reactive. It is thus possible that an infectious agent is transmitted to the recipient without the transfusion centre knowing and preventing it. Therefore a truthful answer is essential. In the same way, blood group ABO, Rhesus D and possibly other important blood groups in transfusion medicine are determined for each donor (if necessary by genetic methods).
The following risk situations represent a permanent contraindication for blood donation
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Positive test for the biological markers of AIDS (HIV), syphilis, hepatitis C and persisting/active hepatitis B Male sexual intercourse* with one or more men since 1977 Sexual intercourse for money since 1977 Drug injection (at present or in the past) Coagulation diseases treated with blood components (plasma or fractions)
Blutspendedienst SRK Bern AG | Postfach 5512 | 3001 Bern | Gratisnummer 0800 80 30 60 | F +41 31 384 23 24 | www.meinlebendeinblut.ch | info bsd-be.ch
Donors may be from 18 to 75 years of age. Call 0800 80 30 60 (toll-free call) for further details.
Information given in connection with a blood donation is subject to medical secrecy. It can only be used by the Blood Transfusion Service SRC and the Regional Blood Transfusion Service.
Blutspendedienst SRK Bern AG | Postfach 5512 | 3001 Bern | Gratisnummer 0800 80 30 60 | F +41 31 384 23 24 | www.meinlebendeinblut.ch | info bsd-be.ch