Over the past five years, We Are Blood has seen a 30% spike in red blood cell demands and a 40% increase in the need for blood platelets. When funneling resources to disaster-hit communities, Canedo said it’s important for those eligible to donate blood to consider doing so....
Not have donated within the preceding eight weeks (except for specific situations, such as with platelets or other blood product donations) Individuals who are on certain prescribed drugs may not be able to donate unless they have been off the medication for a specified amount of time. In addit...
couple of weeks ago I went to the Red Cross to donate white cells at the end of the day after a lunch meeting. basically you get hooked up to a machine which takes your blood, strains out the platelets, and puts the rest back. half an hour into the two-hour process the warning bel...