A person who gives blood or blood components. FDA requires health screening and checks of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and hemoglobin or hematocrit first.
Special Collections, question 3A donor's blood flow is well established 40 seconds after the needle enters the vein, with the blood pressure cuff still inflated. What…
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blood pressurePressure of circulating blood against artery walls, recorded as systolic/diastolic in mm Hg. A cuff used in…
hematocritThe share of whole blood volume made up of red cells. Donors must meet FDA minimum hemoglobin or hematocrit…
hemoglobinIron-based protein packed inside red cells; it picks up oxygen in the lungs, releases it to tissues and…
pulseThe throb of an artery with each heartbeat. A pulse under the fingertip means an artery is there; do not…
chlorhexidine gluconateAntiseptic used, often in 70% alcohol, for blood donation and blood culture skin prep; WHO advises against…
collectorIn DOT drug testing, the person who instructs the employee, receives and inspects the specimen, and starts…
dilute specimenUrine whose creatinine and specific gravity both fall below the values normally expected for human urine.
discard volumeBlood first withdrawn from a vascular access line and set aside, so flush solution does not dilute or…
donor eligibilityThe determination, made before each collection, that a person is qualified to donate blood or blood…
drug screenA test of urine or another specimen for drugs or their breakdown products. Workplace collections follow…