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Facts from Carter Bloodcare: What to eat before you donate blood?
Iron-rich food can often help raise red blood cell counts if your anemia is due to iron-deficiency. Talk to your doctor to find out what is causing your low hemoglobin level.
The best sources of iron:
Red meat
Liver
Poultry
Egg yolk
Other Good Sources:
Enriched cereals, breads
Dark green leafy vegetables
Dried beans, kidney, pinto, soy
Dark molasses
Dried fruits (raisins, apricots, peaches)
Have you heard? Red blood cells can be used to help accident victims, surgical patients and people with anemia.
Platelets can be used by patients receiving treatment for leukemia and cancer, those undergoing surgery and others with low-platelet conditions.
Plasma is effective in treating patients suffering from burns, trauma, certain blood disorders, and a variety of other conditions.
Facts from Red Cross: Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Donate to American Red Cross
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Donate to Carter Bloodcare
When you become a blood donor with Carter BloodCare, you’re sharing a lifesaving gift with local patients in need and gaining benefits such as:
Knowing your blood type: You’ll discover your blood type so you can learn about its important use for local patients. The right type at the right time saves lives in your community.
Tracking your wellness information: The health of our donors is important to us. Three days after your donation, log-in to your donor profile to check your mini-physical results including your non-fasting total cholesterol, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin.
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Did you know? A unit (about one pint) of blood is drawn. This procedure takes about 5 to 10 minutes. The average person has between 10 to 12 pints of blood in his/her body. The plasma lost during donation is replaced by the body within 2-3 days. In about two months, the body will have replaced all of the red cells as well.
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