Question

EXERCISE 13.4

An 18-year-old student donated for the first time at a blood drive at his high school.

1. Concerned that he may have contracted HIV before the donation, what instructions should he follow to prevent his unit from being transfused?
2. Why are questions regarding HIV important even when tests are performed to detect the virus?

EXERCISE 14.5

Previous testing on a donor’s computer record indicates CMV antibody–negative. The most recent donation demonstrates that antibodies are currently present.

1. Can the donor still donate?

2. Why has the CMV antibody test result changed?

3. What patients require the transfusion of CMV-reduced-risk blood products?

4. What alternatives exist in the provision of CMV antibody–negative blood?

Answer 1

Exercise 13.4)

If an 18 yrs old boy donates blood for the first time in his school drive then: he should have contracted HIV before donation itself. Although since he has forgotten to contract HIV and already donated then he should follow the following steps mentioned below to prevent transfusion of his blood .

• Steps:   He should immediately contact his school principal to reach out the blood organisation which received the blood from the school
• He should reach the blood bank and tell the authority regarding his concern.
• He should at once inform the authority regarding his non conformance about the HIV
• He must either do the HIV test there itself to get over from his concern,and if the reslt turns negative then ,he should let his blood to be transfused.
• Else he should tell the authority to check for HIV from the unit Donated by him , so as to make confirm if the donated unit results negative after being tested,then it will bne confirmed and the blood should be left for transfusion.
• If his sample tests positive then his unit of blood should be discarded for being transfused and he should be provided treatment against HIV

Why questions regarding HIV important

• Its very important to ask questions regarding HIV even though the tests are performed for the virus because asking questions about it will bring out the medical history of the patient. If the patient is suffering from any genetic disorder that will also come in picture and which will also help to detect and treat it with proper care.
• Asking question about HIV is a big concern since most of the people dont find to disclose personal isssues and hide their illeness so as not to felt like untouchables in the society.
• its important to know the health,relationship,life and future,and if its know then the transmission can b stopped or you can eliminate the risk and if its detectable at early stage then better treatment and outcomes can takes place.