Information leaflet for female donors aged 17-19. - Scottish National ...

How can I check whetherthis applies to me?The chart inside of this information leaflet has ared area and a grey area. If when matching yourheight with your weight, the colour of the boxthe two figures meet at is red, you will be unableto donate. If your weight and your height meetin a grey box this restriction does not apply toyou and you can donate.Will I be able to comeback in the future?This only applies to female donors who areaged 17 to 19 years and do not meet the weightand height criteria. If your weight increases tomeet our criteria before your 20th birthday, oronce you have reached your 20th birthday youcan come back to donate again. We highlyvalue all of our donors. Whilst we appreciatethat if you are not able to donate until your 20thbirthday that this may be very disappointing foryou, we hope that you will come back tosupport us again in the future.I am still not sure ifthis applies to me?If you are still not sure whether you can donateplease either visit our website scotblood.co.ukor call us on 0845 90 90 999.OTHER INFORMATIONIf you would like more details or needto contact us, please call us on0845 30 17 2 70.This leaflet can be found onwww.scotblood.co.uk(pdf and audio format).Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service0131 536 5700www.scotblood.co.ukThis publication can also be made availablein large print, Braille (English only), audiotape and in different languages.If you would like further information contactThe Public Affairs Department0141 357 7752The Scottish National Blood TransfusionService is a division of NHS NationalServices ScotlandImportant informationfor female blood andplatelet donors under20 years old.Ref: 05001012Version 1.0Date Published: August 2012

Our guidelines are changing forfemale donors under 20 years oldWhat is changing?New donation guidelines have been introducedfor female blood donors under 20 years of age,taking account of both height and weight. If youare under 20 years old and over 5’ 6” (168cm) inheight, or if you are under 20 years old and over10st 3lb (65kg) in weight, the changes do notapply to you, and you can come along todonate. If, however, you are a female under 20years of age, and you are either under 5’ 6”(168cm) in height or under 10st 3lb (65kg) inweight, your height and weight will need to betaken into consideration and those who DONOT meet the new guidelines will be unable todonate for the time being.Once you have reached your 20th birthday,or if your weight increases to meet our criteriabefore your 20th birthday, please do come backto donate.Why is this changing?New donation research and medical evidencehas shown that based on height and weight,young female donors of smaller build asindicated in the chart are at an increased riskof fainting following blood donation.Does the change apply to me if I havealready given a problem free donation?Yes, this change applies to new and existingdonors, it is a national guideline which is beingintroduced by all UK services. We understandthat this may be very disappointing for ourdonors who will not be able to donate.Height and weight chart * for female blood and platelet donors between 17 and 19 years oldMetric height - Centimeters149cm or less150cm151cm152cm153cm154cm155cm156cm157cm158cm159cm160cm161cm162cm163cm164cm165cm166cm167cm168cm or more7st 12lb110lbMetric weight - Kilograms50 Kg51 Kg52 Kg53 Kg54 Kg55 Kg56 Kg57 Kg58 Kg59 Kg60 Kg61 Kg62 Kg63 Kg64 Kg8st112lb8st 3lb115lb8st 5lb117lb8st 7lb119lb8st 9lb121lb8st 11lb123lbImperial weight - Stones/pounds9st126lb9st 2lb128lb9st 4lb130lb9st 6lb132lb9st 8lb134lb9st 11lb137lb9st 13lb139lb10st 1lb141lb4’ 10” or less4’ 11”4’ 11 ”5’ ”5’ 1 ”5’ 2”5’ 3”5’ 4”5’ 4 ”5’ 5”5’ 6” or moreImperial height - Feet/inchesunableto donateableto donate* Chart is indicativeof the nadler chart.