What makes you eligible to give blood?

Question

weight, age, medical stuff

Answer 1

Hb count should be optimum, free from HIV infection, and if u haven't donated blood much recently.

Answer 2

If you have blood and no disease thats it

Answer 3

anyone can give blood if you really want to know more I know New York Blood Donor has a website that gives more information about donating blood

this is the website it got good info

http://www.nybloodcenter.org/index.jsp

Answer 4

I don't know if requirements vary state by state, but I would imagine they are pretty similar.  Where I live you need:

to weigh at least 110 lbs,

to be18 (17 w/ parental consent)

to be healthy (this includes a variety of things from no colds to no cancer)

to not be on certain medications  

Plus there is a long list of questions regarding your sexual history & where you have traveled, that is designed to screen out people at high risk for HIV & other problems that can be communicated via the blood.