EXERCISE 13.3 A 15-year-old girl would like to donate blood forher relative. She weighs 108 lb. Her temperature and hemoglobin arewithin acceptable limits. 1. Is she an eligible directed donor? 2.If she were donating for herself for a planned surgery, could shedonate? 3. What are some of the issues surrounding directeddonations? EXERCISE 13.4 An 18-year-old student donated for thefirst time at a blood drive at his high school. 1. Concerned thathe may have contracted HIV before the donation, what instructionsshould he follow to prevent his unit from being transfused? 2. Whyare questions regarding HIV important even when tests are performedto detect the virus? EXERCISE 14.5 Previous testing on a donor’scomputer record indicates CMV antibody–negative. The most recentdonation demonstrates that antibodies are currently present. 1. Canthe donor still donate? 2. Why has the CMV antibody test resultchanged? 3. What patients require the transfusion ofCMV-reduced-risk blood products? 4. What alternatives exist in theprovision of CMV antibody–negative blood?
