Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) Practice Test

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Under what circumstance must the donation be deferred if the incarceration lasted longer than 72 hours?

If the arrest was drug related
If the incarceration lasted longer than 96 hours
If the donor had a previous conviction
If the incarceration occurred within the last year

The correct answer is: If the arrest was drug related

The correct circumstance for donor deferral due to incarceration lasting longer than 72 hours relates specifically to drug-related offenses. When an individual has been arrested for drug-related activities, there are heightened concerns about potential exposure to infectious diseases that could affect tissue viability and safety for transplant purposes. Therefore, a deferral is mandated in these situations to ensure the health and safety of tissue recipients. The focus on drug-related arrests reflects broader public health policies aimed at minimizing risk and ensuring that donors are not harboring infections that could be transmitted through donated tissues. This guideline serves as a precautionary measure and is in line with recommendations from public health organizations that emphasize the importance of donor screening. The other options involve factors that, while they may be relevant to personal history or the duration of incarceration, do not carry the same risk implications concerning infectious diseases as drug-related arrests do. Thus, they do not trigger the same deferral requirement established by tissue banking standards.