Accident

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.

Update Information: This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 01.