If you're planning to give blood . . .

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Posted by Rupal on September 13, 2001 at 04:43:56:

You should probably wait to do it till next week; the influx of
donors has filled the blood banks, and though you can store blood,
it's pretty expensive to do so and it would be better to donate in a
few days, when supplies are dwindling again. So . . . exercise well
for the next couple of days and eat lots of food to prepare yourself
for a donation. After donating blood, eat more food (high sugar
foods), and get plenty of rest. Don't try to exert yourself. I ran
a blood drive in my high school several years ago, and this is the
stuff we tell people.

I have pretty bad veins and i'm not too athletically able, so if I
donate I should probably follow these procedures. You see, if the
red cross can't extract 1 pint of blood, it probably won't be used,
as far as I know. Under normal circumstances, donating less than 1
pint doesn't get you registered with the red cross database. Because
of the national emergency their policies might change slightly, but
please keep this in consideration, and keep yourself healthy before
and after donating.

~Rupal

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Re: If you're planning to give blood . . . Alissa 14:57:54 9/13/2001 (0)

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: You should probably wait to do it till next week; the influx of : donors has filled the blood banks, and though you can store blood, : it's pretty expensive to do so and it would be better to donate in a : few days, when supplies are dwindling again. So . . . exercise well : for the next couple of days and eat lots of food to prepare yourself : for a donation. After donating blood, eat more food (high sugar : foods), and get plenty of rest. Don't try to exert yourself. I ran : a blood drive in my high school several years ago, and this is the : stuff we tell people. : : I have pretty bad veins and i'm not too athletically able, so if I : donate I should probably follow these procedures. You see, if the : red cross can't extract 1 pint of blood, it probably won't be used, : as far as I know. Under normal circumstances, donating less than 1 : pint doesn't get you registered with the red cross database. Because : of the national emergency their policies might change slightly, but : please keep this in consideration, and keep yourself healthy before : and after donating. : : ~Rupal
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