Free T-shirts and donor surveys are available here. After the donation, a donor escort will assist you to the canteen area where donors must rest for 10-15 minutes and enjoy the free refreshments provided before they exit using the elevators located to the right of the canteen.Many people simply lie back and relax, or bring something to read. It takes 10-15 minutes to donate one unit of blood, slightly longer for double red cell donations. The donors are then issued a blood bag with an identification number unique to their donation and escorted to a donor bed to begin the phlebotomy process.These questions can be personal and are completely confidential. After the “mini-physical” has been administered donors will be asked to answer a series of questions to ensure they are eligible to donate. At this point the donor must make the final decision about donating Automated Red Cells. This station includes having their temperature, blood pressure, and pulse checked along with a finger stick to determine hemoglobin (iron in blood) levels. First time donors should let the nurse know “they’re new at this process” at this station, and their health history might take a little longer since they will have to be registered in the computer system. The next stage is to go have a health history done. ![]() ![]()
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