what are the qualifications you have to have to give plasma?

Question

does it matter if i recently got a tattoo?

how long is the wait after getting a tattoo?

Answer 1

Plasma Apheresis
Become a Plasma Donor
All blood donors are heroes in the eyes of the patients whose lives they save. By volunteering to donate plasma, blood donors take being a hero yet another step further.

Plasma helps many of the most vulnerable patients in your community — newborn babies, leukemia patients, burn patients, and those who have undergone transplant or cardiovascular therapy.

What is Plasma Apheresis?
Today, sophisticated medical equipment — blood cell separators — can collect plasma for transfusion from a single donor, returning the rest of your blood components back to you during the donation process. Providing plasma from a single donor allows us to provide more plasma to help save more lives. It is a simple, safe process — very much like regular blood donation.

Why Is Plasma Needed?
Blood is made of four components: platelets, plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells. The plasma component serves a variety of functions, from maintaining blood pressure to supplying critical proteins for blood clotting and immunity. Plasma transfusion is most often used to control bleeding due to low levels of some clotting factors.

What's Involved
By using a special method called apheresis (ay-fer-ee-sis), whole blood is separated into components, and the plasma is removed. Specially trained Red Cross staff conduct the procedure while you relax, watch TV or read. The entire process takes about 15-20 minutes longer than a whole blood donation and your body's platelets are replenished in just 48 hours.

Who Can Donate?
You can continue to give whole blood in addition to plasma. And, just like whole blood donation, donating plasma is safe. In accordance with our commitment to insure the highest level of safety, all needles and containers are sterile, used only once, and then carefully discarded.

How Often Can I Donate Plasma?
Because plasma is quickly replenished by your body, you can donate plasma as frequently as every 48 hours, but no more than 12 times a year. Additional restrictions vary, however, depending on the center, type of procedure used, and your donation history.

How Do I Get Started Donating Plasma?
Simply call 1-800 GIVELIFE to schedule a plasma apheresis donation. A Red Cross representative will help you schedule a convenient donation appointment. On behalf of the patients whose lives you will save, we thank you.

Answer 2

Qualifications To Donate Plasma

Answer 3

No it's okay if you had a tattoo recently because donating plasma doesn't take your whole blood. What they do is take your blood and then centrifuge it and put the cells back into your body and just keep the liquid plasma. You should check around the places to do it because a lot of places will pay you for donating it.

I just checked on about.com and it says that you have to wait 12 months...I donated before and it was right after I got my second tattoo. They asked me about tattoos, but they took my plasma anyway. Maybe you should check with the center where you live.

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what are the qualifications you have to have to give plasma?
does it matter if i recently got a tattoo?

Answer 5

Yes, it matters. You can't give blood if you have had a resent tattoo or if you have hepatitis. Also you can't give if you are on some prescription medications.

Answer 6

good bill of health not any health factors conditions and no aids hiv and no hepatitis and other community diseases and certain medications blood type but i would ask a red cross place in your area to make sure anything i didnt leave out and think of and to take cautious and safe

Answer 7

yep...you have to be 18...no recent tattoo's, illness's, no living in Britian for the past 10 yrs. (Jacobs/Crusfeltd, mad cow, and bird flu) you can't have given blood in the past 2 wks. You can't have herpes, HIV, STD's...

Answer 8

you cannot donate plasma or blood after u get a tattoo

Answer 9

You are checked for HIV and they usually want to make sure you are not anemic (very low blood) otherwise they want all the blood they can get.

Answer 10

I take seraquel,effexor,and chlonapiam am I ELIGABLE