Table 1 Acceptance criteria for blood donation at Red Cross Transfusion Service of Upper Austria
Criterion | |
|---|---|
Age |  ≥ 18 years |
Weight |  ≥ 50 kg |
Pulse | 50 ≥ pulse ≤ 100 bpm |
Blood pressure (BP) | |
 Systolic | 100 ≥ BP ≤ 180 mmHg |
 Diastolic | 50 ≥ BP ≤ 100 mmHg |
Temperature | |
 Male |  ≤ 37.5 °C |
 Female |  ≤ 38.0 °C |
Haemoglobin | |
 Male |  ≥ 13.5 g/dL |
 Female |  ≥ 12.5 g/dL |
 Questionnaire medical history | No exclusion criterion according Austrian blood donor guidelines |