Nose bleeds - Whole Blood and Components
Essential information
- Obligatory
- Discretionary
If the potential donor passes the haemoglobin screening test, accept.
Supporting information
- See if relevant
- Anaemia (iron deficiency)
- Bleeding disorder
- Transfusion
- Additional information
Severe or regular nose bleeds lead to a loss of iron from the body and this can cause iron deficiency anaemia. Donating blood also causes the body to loose a substantial amount of iron. The combination of the two will make anaemia much more likely.
- Reason for change:
- Links to 'Anaemia' and 'Transfusion' have been added together with 'Additional Information'.
- Version details:
WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 01 (01 June 2010)