Bleeding disorder - Cord Blood

Scenarios

Affected individual
Includes
Excludes
Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.

See if relevant
Additional information

People who have received blood derived coagulation concentrates (these are made from the blood of many hundreds of individual donors) may have been put at risk of infections that can be passed through donations.

Family members, carers and sexual partners of individuals treated with blood-derived coagulation factor concentrates
Includes
Excludes
Obligatory

Must not donate if:

  1. Treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.
  2. A sexual partner, or former sexual partner, of a person treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.
  3. Less than 3 months after the date of an inoculation injury with either blood derived coagulation factor concentrates, or from blood contamination from an affected individual.
Discretionary

If 3 months or more from last sexual contact or inoculation injury, accept.

Additional information

Blood derived coagulation concentrates:

These are made from the blood of many donors. They may put recipients at risk of infections that can be passed through blood. This risk may be shared by their sexual partners.

Waiting 3 months from the last sexual contact or inoculation injury helps to ensure that the infections tested for by the Blood & Tissues Services will be picked up.

Reason for change:
This entry was updated in line with the recommendations of the SaBTO Donor Selection Criteria Review Report published on 23rd July 2017.
Version details:

CB-DSG Edition 203 Release 27 (27 November 2017)