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Then blood is allowed to fill the bag about a pint about half a liter. Who can donate blood.

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Donating blood removes some red blood cells which carry iron throughout your body.

. About one in seven people entering a hospital needs blood. Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood for surgeries cancer treatments childbirth anemia serious injuries blood disorders and more. Giving blood may lower your risk of suffering a heart attack.

In one study researchers checked levels of total cholesterol. Better cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Opening our doors in 1975 were no strangers to saving lives.

Ask about specific requirements but generally blood donors should. Canadian standards for blood donation dictates that 17 is the earliest age at which you can donate blood. To donate blood you will need to.

Make a difference in someones life give the gift of life. The needle is usually in place about 10 minutes. Be generally fit and well.

Find out how you can get involved by becoming a. Find the nearest Red Cross blood platelet or plasma donation center. First blood is collected into tubes for testing.

Blood cannot be manufactured. Find a Drive Sign In. Only 37 percent of our countrys population is eligible to give blood and less than 10 percent of those who can donate actually do donate annually.

Be 17 years of age or older however some 16-year-old people can donate blood with parental consent Weigh. You mightbe surprised to discover that there may be heart health benefits to giving blood. In fact we collect about 800-1000 blood donations every day.

Weigh between 7 stone 12 lbs 50kg and 25 stone 158kg have suitable. Blood is always needed for treatment of accident victims cancer patients hemophiliacs and surgery patients. Donating blood at least once a year could reduce your risk of a heart attack by 88 percent according to a study conducted by the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Be aged between 17 and 65. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center serves 170 hospitals and health care institutions in the 26-county Texas Gulf Coast Brazos Valley and East Texas regions. There are other ways to give.

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