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Who can give blood Can I give blood? Getting an appointment Health and Eligibility Travel considerations Occupation considerations Men who have sex with men Donors and disability. You can help replenish your iron by eating a nutritious, well-balanced diet with foods rich in iron and high in vitamin C. It is normal for hemoglobin levels to fluctuate. If you donate often, the Red Cross recommends you consider taking a multivitamin with iron or an iron supplement.
Multivitamins and supplements are available over-the-counter, but you should discuss with your health-care provider before taking them. If this is the first time you have been asked not to donate because of a high hemoglobin level, the Red Cross recommends you discuss your hemoglobin levels with your health-care provider. If my hemoglobin level is low, does that mean I have low iron or anemia? Prior to donating, the Red Cross checks your hemoglobin level, which is a measure of the protein in your blood that carries oxygen to help nourish tissues throughout your body.
Taking iron can mask other health conditions that are more serious such as gastrointestinal GI disease. They may also be harmful to people who have an iron overload syndrome such as hereditary hemochromatosis.
You should discuss your risk factors and health history with your health-care provider before adding iron supplements to your routine. Although iron supplements are not usually harmful to adults when taken as directed, accidental ingestion of iron by children can be fatal.
You should keep all iron-containing products out of the reach of children. In case of ingestion or emergency, seek medical assistance or call a poison control center immediately. What to do Before, During and After a Donation.
Iron and Blood Donation. Iron Information for Frequent Donors. Frequent Blood Donors and the Importance of Iron. Am I a frequent donor? If you fall into one of these groups, you should consider yourself a frequent donor: Women under the age of 50 who have donated two or more units of red blood cells or made 10 or more platelet donations in the past year Women ages 50 and older who have donated three or more units of red blood cells or made 15 or more platelet donations in the past year Men who have donated three or more units of red blood cells or made 15 or more platelet donations in the past year Each blood donation is the equivalent of one unit of red blood cells, while each Power Red donation is the equivalent of two units of red blood cells.
What can I do to help maintain a healthy iron level? How much iron do I lose when donating blood or platelets? Samra Uzicanin is a research study coordinator in Canadian Blood Services, epidemiology and surveillance, Ottawa. Vito Scalia is the associate director of the Canadian Blood Services national testing laboratory, Ottawa.
Sheila F. Transfusion ; Acknowledgements: This research received financial support from Canadian Blood Services, funded by the provincial and territorial Ministries of Health. Canadian Blood Services is grateful to their generous blood donors for making this research possible. Keywords: Iron, hemoglobin, ferritin, deficiency, anemia, whole blood, donor, education. Want to know more? Contact Dr.
Mindy Goldman at mindy. Hospital services Transfusion practice Research Units. Protecting our life blood: iron deficiency in Canadian blood donors. What is this research about?
In brief What did the researchers do?
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