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Blood Donor Qualifications

Donors have told us they would like to get through the donation process faster. We are committed to

respecting your time while ensuring a safe blood supply for the patients in your community. We’re working on

new systems and processes to help speed things up; here’s how you can help:

Bring personal identification. We prefer ID that has your picture and full name. Some acceptable forms

of ID include: driver’s license, work or school ID (with picture and full name), or passport. Bringing along

your Blood Donor Card will help get you through the registration process quickly. If you don’t have one,

please ask our staff to order one for you.

Bring a list of all countries (and cities/areas) you have visited (with dates) in the past 12 months and do the

same for all European countries you’ve visited since 1980.

Wear a top with loose-fitting sleeves (preferably short sleeves) so that we can check your blood pressure

and locate the best vein to use to collect your blood.

Make an appointment. We make every attempt to take donors with appointments before walk-ins. To

schedule your lifesaving appointment, visit our website.

Age: 16 or older for whole blood or apheresis donations (parental permission is required

for all 16-year-old donors and 17-year-old donors.)

Weight: At least 110 pounds (50 kg)

There are some weight and height restrictions for donors younger than 23. See chart

below.

Basic

Waiting period between donations:

Qualifications

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Whole blood or red cell/plasma donations: 56 days (up to 6x/12 months)

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Plasma donations: 28 days

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Double red cell donations: 112 days (up to 3x/12 months)

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Platelet donations: 7 days (up to 24x/12 months)

If you have any questions about the number of donations you can make in a 12-month

period, please talk with our staff.

Height/Weight Restrictions for Donors Age 16-22

Eligibility is Based on Estimated Total Blood Volume

Males between 16 and 22: You must be at least 5' tall and weigh at least 110 pounds.

Females between 16 and 22: If you weigh at least 110 but are shorter than 5'6", please refer to this chart.

≥ 4'10"

≥ 4'11"

≥ 5'

≥ 5'1"

≥ 5'2"

≥ 5'3"

≥ 5'4"

≥ 5'5"

Females who are:

≥ 146

≥ 142

≥ 138

≥ 133

≥ 129

≥ 124

≥ 120

≥ 115

Must weigh:

Shorter people must weigh more to achieve a 3500 mL blood volume.

Please see page 2 for additional qualifications, our medications list,

and other important information.

Thanks for finding the hero in you!

Together we can make your donation safe, fun, and as quick as possible.

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Blood Donor Qualifications - United Blood Services

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