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Blood donation

from Medical topics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2014

By
Sarah A. Afuwape
Edited by
Susan Ayers ,
Andrew Baum ,
Chris McManus ,
Stanton Newman ,
Kenneth Wallston ,
John Weinman  and
Robert West
Sarah A. Afuwape
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Susan Ayers
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
Andrew Baum
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Chris McManus
Affiliation:
St Mary's Hospital Medical School
Stanton Newman
Affiliation:
University College and Middlesex School of Medicine
Kenneth Wallston
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
John Weinman
Affiliation:
United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's
Robert West
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London
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Summary

Blood donation – an overview

The donation of human blood, blood components and organs is an integral and indispensable part of modern medical care around the world with some countries having more success at the recruitment of donors than others (Ferriman, 2005). Across all blood centres, the demand for blood and blood products is steadily increasing as the population ages and innovative medical and surgical techniques are introduced. The demands for blood have begun to exceed supply, and the increase in complexity of donation has had a knock-on effect on recruitment of blood donors. Compared with two decades ago, the donation process has become increasingly regulated as attempts are made to acquire quality blood that is safe and free from disease and infection. The results of this increased regulation are increased donor loss through deferral, disqualification (Davey, 2004) and an apathy towards volunteering (Putnam, 2000). In the United States and the United Kingdom, blood stocks have been further impacted in recent years by the implementation of strict deferral guidelines for the prevention and transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) (US Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration & Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, 2003; United Kingdom Blood Transfusion Services, 2002; US Department of Health and Human Services & Food and Drug Administration Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, 2002).

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Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine , pp. 567 - 569
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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