Before Your Appointment

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Did You Know?

With ExpressPass you can speed up your donation process by completing the required pre-donation reading and health history questions before arriving at the donation site.

Here’s Some Quick Ways To Help Your Donation Be Successful:

Eat Up!

In preparation for your donation, eat a hearty meal and drink plenty of fluids.

Iron and Vitamin C: Combining foods rich in iron and Vitamin C will boost your body’s strength – strength you can give to a patient who needs it! Think green veggies and citrus fruits.

Salty snacks: A healthy amount of salty snacks can help make your next blood donation a positive experience and ensure that your gift will be put to use helping save one or more lives! Pretzels, anyone?

But don’t skip meals: Think of blood donation as a normal part of your day. Don’t skip or add meals to your normal routine. Just add in some healthy snacks.

Drink Up!

Hydration is important before and after your donation. When you donate blood, you give a pint of blood at a time and almost half of this is water. The more water you drink the easier your blood moves through your body and the quicker you can replace the pint you gave!

Get Moving!

In the moments before and during your donation do some simple flexing or tension exercises. Start with your toes and work your way up by tensing the muscles in your arms, legs or core for a few seconds, then relax. These simple moves will keep your blood moving for a relaxing donation!

Now you are ready to be a lifesaver!

Did you know? With ExpressPass you can speed up your donation process by completing the required pre-donation reading and health history questions before arriving at the donation site.