Blood Bank ASCP Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When is it not okay to give washed RBCs - CORRECT ANSWER - This type of blood
component is not good for leukoreduced RBCs because about 20% of RBCs are lost in the
process
Allogeneic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Donation of blood products not from self
How old can you be to give an allogeneic donation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 years or
older or as allowed by state law
Hemoglobin requirement for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Women = more
than 12.5 g/dL
Men = more than 13 g/dL
Hematocrit requirement for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Women = more
than 38%
Men = more than 38%
Temperature requirement for allogeneic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 37.5
degrees Celsius (99.5 F)
Venipuncture site for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - no skin infection
present and no scars that indicate drug use
Autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Donation of blood products to self
, How old can you ne to give an autologous donation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be
determined by medical director
Hemoglobin requirement for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - more than
11%
Hematocrit requirement for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - more than 33%
Temperature requirement for autologous dontation - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be
determined by medical director. Signs of bacteremia cannot be present
Venipuncture site for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be determined
by medical director
Use of aspirin will defer someone for how long - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 days of
donating for platelets (aspirin ruins platelet function)
Measles, mumps, polio, typhoid, yellow fever vaccine deferral time - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 weeks
Rubella, chicken pox vaccine deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 weeks
Pregnancy deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 weeks
Whole blood donation deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 weeks
2-unit red blood cell collection deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 weeks
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When is it not okay to give washed RBCs - CORRECT ANSWER - This type of blood
component is not good for leukoreduced RBCs because about 20% of RBCs are lost in the
process
Allogeneic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Donation of blood products not from self
How old can you be to give an allogeneic donation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 years or
older or as allowed by state law
Hemoglobin requirement for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Women = more
than 12.5 g/dL
Men = more than 13 g/dL
Hematocrit requirement for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Women = more
than 38%
Men = more than 38%
Temperature requirement for allogeneic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 37.5
degrees Celsius (99.5 F)
Venipuncture site for allogenic donation - CORRECT ANSWER - no skin infection
present and no scars that indicate drug use
Autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Donation of blood products to self
, How old can you ne to give an autologous donation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be
determined by medical director
Hemoglobin requirement for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - more than
11%
Hematocrit requirement for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - more than 33%
Temperature requirement for autologous dontation - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be
determined by medical director. Signs of bacteremia cannot be present
Venipuncture site for autologous donation - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be determined
by medical director
Use of aspirin will defer someone for how long - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 days of
donating for platelets (aspirin ruins platelet function)
Measles, mumps, polio, typhoid, yellow fever vaccine deferral time - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 weeks
Rubella, chicken pox vaccine deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 weeks
Pregnancy deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 weeks
Whole blood donation deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 weeks
2-unit red blood cell collection deferral time - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 weeks
