Not that this affects me, but people who read my LJ may be affected... the Red Cross's Common Misconceptions About [Restrictions on] Giving Blood includes...
YOU CAN DONATE BLOOD EVEN WITH …
I'm sure I'd heard people complain about this one, so ... is this news, or was it that long ago I heard complaints?
YOU CAN DONATE BLOOD EVEN WITH …
- Body piercing done with a sterile or single use needle within the last twelve months
- A tattoo done in a regulated State with sterile needle & non reused ink
I'm sure I'd heard people complain about this one, so ... is this news, or was it that long ago I heard complaints?
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* and 24 times per year, about every 2 weeks.
But I found my own resource:
http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html#tat
Acceptable if the tattoo was applied by a state-regulated entity using sterile technique. Only a few states currently regulate tattoo facilities, so most donors with tattoos must wait 12 months after tattoo application before donating blood. You should discuss your particular situation with the health historian at the time of donation.
http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html#pie
Acceptable as long as the instruments used were sterile, one time use.
Wait 12 months if there is any question whether or not the instruments used were sterile and free of blood contamination. This requirement is related to concerns about hepatitis.
(What's a litle disturbing is that I donated several times before that rule was put in place.)
J
MOOO!
yet there are more (nonzero) cases of maybe finding Mad Cow in a a meat animal here, and more risky practices concerning livestock here than in Croatia. Grr.