| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Jan. 13, 2013 |
Continuous observation of blood donors |
| Oct. 23, 2012 |
Apheresis donors during earthquake drills |
| Jan. 20, 2012 |
Venous thrombus formation after blood donation, a very rare occurrence? |
| Oct. 26, 2010 |
Adjusting the anticoagulant/preservative solution volume when collecting low volume autologous units ADDENDA Nov. 17 |
| Feb. 15, 2010 |
Blood donations by individuals who are allergic to disinfectants used in arm preps ADDENDA Feb. 21 & 23; Mar. 26 |
| Jan. 10, 2010 |
Post blood donation seroma formation? ADDENDA Jan. 12 & June 9 |
| Oct. 30, 2009 |
Preventing/treating citrate complications during peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection ADDENDA Dec. 4 |
| Oct. 4, 2009 |
Practice of blood collection centers that DO NOT USE diversion pouches when collecting blood products ADDENDA Oct. 18 |
| Sept. 28, 2009 |
Disinfecting skin on donors with an alcohol allergy/sensitivity |
| Feb. 24, 2009 |
Temperature
ranges for mobile collections? |
| Apr. 19, 2007 |
What categories of personnel are being assigned to perform autologous and directed donations, and what categories of personnel are being assigned to perform therapeutic phlebotomies? |
| Sept. 15, 2006 |
How do blood collection centers manage underweight (under collected) or overweight (over-collected) whole blood units? ADDENDA Sept. 18, Oct. 19 |
| Aug. 3, 2006 |
Documentation of lot numbers for supplies used in the collection of blood products |
| June 5, 2006 |
Managing repeat blood donors who have adverse donor reactions on multiple occasions ADDENDA June 11 & 19 |
| Apr. 16, 2006 |
How often should a blood donation be mixed while it is being collected? ADDENDA Apr. 21, 2006 |
| Mar. 18, 2006 |
Are there compelling reasons to utilize a three-bed mini-coach rather than a full size coach for mobile blood collection operations? ADDENDA Mar. 19 & 31 |
| Dec. 23, 2005 |
What is an acceptable method/practice for tracking the red cell loss of repeat apheresis donors? ADDENDA Dec. 23, 27 & 28 |
| Aug. 13, 2005 |
Is it a requirement for donor reactions to be investigated to determine a probable cause? |
| Aug. 1, 2005 |
Interpretation of a notice from the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians to Blood Banks and Pheresis Settings |
| Aug. 1, 2005 |
Are staff required to wear gloves when collecting blood donations from healthy donors? (revisited) ADDENDA Aug. 2 & 15 |
| July 25, 2005 |
Possible reaction following automated double red cell collection ADDENDA July 25 |
| June 7, 2005 |
Experience and/or collected data regarding the use of oxygen in treating reactions associated with blood donation |
| Dec. 17, 2004 |
Use of dielectric heating tube sealers to stop the flow of blood at the completion of donor phlebotomy |
| Aug. 4, 2004 |
Maintaining control of lot release function when transferred to a centralized department within collections |
| June 7, 2004 |
Maximum collection time for whole blood intended for manufacture of labile components (platelets, FFP, cryoprecipitate) ADDENDA June 8 & 10; Aug. 27, 2008 |
| June 3, 2004 |
Policies about donor center staff changing gloves between donors ADDENDA June 4, 6 & 7 |
| Mar. 17, 2004 |
Provision of medical coverage for automated plasma collections |
| Dec. 9, 2003 |
Policy for management of reactions developing after a blood donor leaves the collection site ADDENDA Dec. 12 |
| Nov. 17, 2003 |
Questions about a 'Walking Blood Donor Program' in remote geographic areas ADDENDA Nov. 17, 18 & 26 |
| July 12, 2003 |
Palpating a blood donor's vein after preparing the venipuncture site ADDENDA July 14 & 17 |
| Apr. 7, 2003 |
What is the distribution of hematocrits among donors who qualify to donate a full 500 mL of whole blood? |
| Dec. 10, 2002 |
Should automatic external defibrillators (AED) be available in the donor collection setting (esp. at mobile sites)? ADDENDA Dec. 12, 13, 17 & 18; June 29 & 30; July 1, 2003 |
| Aug. 1, 2002 |
What studies should be done to validate a new antiseptic before using it for arm preparation of blood donors? ADDENDA Dec. 28, 29 & 30, 2003 |
| Mar. 12, 2002 |
Documenting disposal of blood removed by therapeutic phlebotomy ADDENDA Mar. 13 |
| Nov. 27, 2001 |
Should staff who collect blood donations wear gloves? |
| Oct. 10, 2001 |
Complications of citrate toxicity in otherwise healthy allogeneic stem cell donors ADDENDA Oct. 10; Dec. 6, 10, 13 & 14, 2005 |
| June 3, 2001 |
Do JCAHO requirements for pain management apply to patients undergoing autologous donation or therapeutic phlebotomy in a hospital donor center? |
| April 9, 2001 |
Can We Use Lidocaine for Numbing a Donor Phlebotomy Site Without a Physician's Prescription? ADDENDA April 19, 2001 |
| June 9, 2000 |
Managing Blood Donors with Iodine Sensitivity ADDENDA Feb. 15, 2010 |
| March 19, 2000 |
Can non-licensed donor phlebotomists collect apheresis blood products? ADDENDA Mar. 23 |
| Mar. 17, 1999 |
Does blood donation make migraines better or worse? |
