Five percent of all hospitalized patients receive blood transfusions. The average use of each of these patients is about 3 pints. Leading users are patients with cancer, heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, fractures and trauma, anemia, bone and joint abnormalities, organ transplants, and lung, liver and kidney disease. All of the equipment used for the donation process is sterile, disposable, and used only one time and then discarded. There is no danger of contracting any infectious disease by donating blood.
Most people feel fine after donating.
It is important to follow the instructions given to you to eat well, drink plenty of fluids and do not over exert yourself. Donors should not do heavy lifting or strenuous exercise, fly airplanes or go scuba diving for a couple of days. You can give blood every 56 days. Many donors donate up to 6 times a year. Donors who give whole blood 4 times or more in a twelve month period are eligible for our Four Seasons Donor Club and receive an attractive Four Seasons T-Shirt .