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A complete guide on Blood Donation- series 3: WHO CANNOT DONATE BLOOD



The following are prohibited from donating blood: 

1. Those who suffer from heart diseases, liver and kidney problems. 

2. Those who have consumed alcohol /drug should not donate blood for 72 hours.

3. Patients of tuberculosis and epilepsy should not donate blood.  

4. Those who got vaccinated should not donate blood for a period of 4 to 6 weeks.  

5. Those under treatment for hepatitis and malaria  should not donate blood for 3 to 6 months.  

6. Aspirin consumer should not donate blood for 3 days.  

7. Those who received blood or any element of it during the last 3 months. 

8. Women during the menstrual period, during pregnancy, breast feeding and during the first 6 months of  child birth.  

9. Those with high blood pressure and uncontrollable diabetes are prohibited from blood donation.  However, diabetics under control may donate blood. 

10. The anaemic (i.e., those with haemoglobin content less than 12.5) persons, those with cancer  and those who undergo chemotherapy should not donate blood. 

11. Any one who has undergone major surgery should not donate blood for one year, and those who have undergone minor surgery should not donate blood for 3 to 6 months. 

12. Those with jaundice, H I V (Aids) and syphilis and other sexual diseases.  

13. Hepatitis ‘B’ and ‘C’ patients. 

14. Persons with diarrhoea and fever. 

15. Those whose body weight has gone down considerably  without ostensible reasons in the past 6 months.  

16. Those who are suffering from allergy and acute asthma.

17. Those with chikengunya, dengue should not donate blood for 6 months.  

18. Those who got rabie vaccination should not donate blood for one year. 

19. Those who had vaccination against cholera, typhoid, diptheria, tetenus, plague etc in the past 15 days. 

20. Those who are physically fit, but have have doubts and fears about donating blood need not donate blood. Such people, only after proper counsellng and guidance can donate blood under the supervision of physicians. 




- Dr. Muralee Mohana Choontharu

Suraksha Dental Clinc, Hosangady




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