Blood Donation Eligibility Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Suppose you recently had dental work, surgery, or another invasive procedure. Which description fits best?
I have had no recent procedure that falls within the center’s review period.
I had minor routine care, recovered normally, and confirmed that no waiting period applies.
I had a recent procedure and am unsure whether enough recovery time has passed.
I am still healing or currently have procedure-related infection, bleeding, or complications.
2. Imagine your appointment is in a few hours. What best describes your food and fluid intake?
I have had normal meals and enough non-alcoholic fluids.
I have eaten, but less than usual, or may be slightly under-hydrated.
I skipped a recent meal or feel noticeably dehydrated.
I am vomiting, unable to keep fluids down, or currently feel faint from not eating or drinking.
3. How certain are you about whether travel or residence history affects your planned donation?
I checked the current local rules and have no travel or residence history requiring review.
I have traveled, but the center confirmed that no current restriction applies.
I have relevant travel or residence history and am unsure how current rules apply.
A blood center or health authority has told me that a current travel- or residence-related deferral applies.
4. How certain are you that you meet your blood center’s current age, weight, identification, and consent requirements?
I checked the center’s current requirements and meet them.
I probably meet them based on a previous donation, but have not checked for updates.
I am unsure about at least one requirement and need to verify it.
I know I do not currently meet at least one required criterion.
5. Which statement best describes any history of transfusion, transplant, tissue graft, or receipt of blood products?
I have no such history within any period the center asks about.
The event was remote, and a donation center has since reviewed and accepted the history.
I have this history but am unclear about the date, location, or applicable rule.
The event was recent, or I have been told that it currently prevents donation.
6. What is your experience with dizziness, fainting, needles, or previous donations?
I have not had notable dizziness or fainting with needles or donation.
I have felt briefly lightheaded but recovered without fainting.
I have fainted around needles or during a previous donation and have not discussed a plan with staff.
I am currently dizzy or have recently fainted without a clear, resolved explanation.
7. How would you describe your health today or on the day you plan to donate?
I feel well and at my usual baseline, with no current symptoms.
I feel mostly recovered from a minor illness and have no fever.
I have mild symptoms and am unsure whether they affect donation.
I currently have a fever, active infection, or feel distinctly unwell.
8. Which statement best fits your rest and physical plans around the proposed donation?
I expect to be reasonably rested and can avoid strenuous activity afterward.
I may have had less sleep than usual, but otherwise feel normal.
I have a demanding workout, physical job, or safety-sensitive task planned soon afterward.
I feel extremely exhausted or too unsteady to take part safely today.
9. Consider tattoos, piercings, injections, or other needle procedures. Which statement fits your recent history?
I have had none within the period my local center asks about.
I had a procedure at a regulated sterile facility and confirmed that the applicable interval has passed.
I am unsure about the equipment, regulation, or required waiting period.
I experienced needle sharing or a procedure involving visibly nonsterile equipment or another person’s blood.
10. Which statement best reflects any heart, lung, neurological, or other significant long-term condition?
I have no diagnosed condition in these areas that requires donation review.
I have a stable condition that donation staff have previously reviewed.
My condition or symptoms have changed, and I have not yet checked how that affects donation.
I currently have chest pain, severe breathing trouble, uncontrolled symptoms, or another acute concern.
11. Which option best describes pregnancy or recovery after a pregnancy, if applicable to you?
I am not pregnant and have no recent pregnancy-related waiting period to review.
A pregnancy ended previously, and I confirmed that the center’s required recovery interval has passed.
I may be pregnant or am unsure whether the required post-pregnancy interval has passed.
I am currently pregnant or still within a recovery period that has not been cleared for donation.
12. How do medicines or supplements factor into your donation plan?
I take none that require review, based on current center guidance.
I take a stable routine medicine that the center has previously reviewed.
I recently started or changed a medicine, or I am unsure whether it affects donation.
I take a medicine the center says requires deferral, or I stopped prescribed medicine specifically to try to donate.
13. What best describes your status regarding donation-relevant blood-borne infections or screening tests?
I have no known diagnosis, positive result, or pending test that requires review.
I had a past unclear or reactive result that was medically resolved and later accepted by a center.
I am awaiting a result or am unsure how a past result affects donation.
I have a current confirmed infection or have been told that I must not donate because of one.
14. What best describes your history of low hemoglobin, anemia, or another blood disorder?
I have no known history or current concern involving these conditions.
I had a remote, resolved issue and have since been accepted to donate.
I am unsure of my current status or am waiting for evaluation or test results.
I currently have anemia or a blood disorder, or have been told not to donate because of one.
15. How would you answer questions about recent sexual contact or a partner’s blood-borne infection status?
I have no recent circumstance that falls within the center’s current exposure questions.
I have a new partner but no known exposure, and I am prepared to review the details with staff.
I am unsure how my circumstances fit the center’s current, behavior-based rules.
I know of a recent relevant exposure or a partner has been diagnosed with a blood-borne infection.