Division 2

For both allogeneic and autologous donations, the reasons for requiring an examination, health and medical history, and the testing of donations and the significance of ‘informed consent’.

For allogeneic donations, self-deferral, and temporary and permanent deferral, and the reasons why individuals are not to donate blood or blood components if there could be a risk for the recipient.

For autologous donations, the possibility of deferral and the reasons why the donation procedure would not take place in the presence of a health risk to the individual whether as donor or recipient of the autologous blood or blood components.