# Bleeding Condition — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Bleeding Condition, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is permanent exclusion; condition is if your blood does not clot normally; outcome is permanent exclusion, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Bleeding Condition _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** American Red Cross (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** permanent exclusion
- **Condition:** if your blood does not clot normally _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** permanent exclusion _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Bleeding Condition If you have a history of bleeding problems, you will be asked additional questions. If your blood does not clot normally, you can not donate since you may have excessive bleeding where the needle was placed.

## Source

- https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).