• Donor must be 16  years old.
• Donor must weight at least 110 pounds. 
• Donors are required to bring a valid ID.
• Donors are encouraged to have a healthy meal before donating and to drink plenty of fluids

Please do not donate if You:

• Are sick or not feeling well
• Have donated blood in the past 8 weeks
• Are pregnant
• Have a bleeding disorder or blood disease.
• Have had hepatitis after the age of 11 years
• Have had Babesiosis or Chagas disease
• Have ever received growth hormone made from human pituitary glands
• Have ever received a brain covering graft
• Or any of your blood relatives have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• Have been injected with bovine (beef) insulin since 1980
• Have ever used a needle to inject nonprescription drugs (including steroids)
• Have taken clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding problem
• Have AIDS or have had a positive test for the AIDS virus
• Have taken money or drugs for sex since 1977
• Are a man and have had sex with another man since 1977
• Have been treated for syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months
• Have taken Tegison for psoriasis

Please call the CHLA at (323)361-2441 for an evaluation if you have had any of the following:

• Cancer
• Chest pain, stroke, heart disease, or lung disease 
  Malaria
• Major illness, surgery, or are under a doctor's care
• Blood transfusions or tissue grafts/transplants
• Tattoos, ear/skin piercing, or acupuncture
• Accidental needlestick or come into contact with someone else's blood
• Rabies shot or any other shots or vaccinations
• Been held in a prison/jail for more than 72 hours
• Take Avodart, Proscar, Propecia, Accutane, Soriatane, or any other medications
• Traveled outside of the U.S.     
• If you have the sickle trait, it is possible you may qualify to donate platelets.