| Includes | Fracture, head injury and trauma. |
| Obligatory | Must not donate if: a) Any wound is not fully healed. b) Has any infection. c) Has a plaster-cast. |
| See if Relevant | Disabled Donor Epilepsy Infection - General Neurosurgery Surgery Tetanus - 2. Immunization Transfusion |
| Additional Information | An unhealed wound or sore is a risk for bacteria entering the blood. Bacteria can be a serious threat to anybody receiving blood or blood components. This is because bacteria can multiply to dangerous levels after collection. A plaster-cast can hide a wound or sore. |
| Reason for change | The previous entry unduly restricted individuals who had suffered an accident from donating by requiring them to be 'recovered'. An example would have been inappropriately preventing a person from donating because of a sprained ankle. Links have been added to 'Disabled Donor', 'Epilepsy' and 'Infection - General'. |
| Donor Information | If you wish to obtain more information regarding a personal medical issue please contact your National Help Line. Please do not contact this web site for personal medical queries, as we are not in a position to provide individual answers. |