Be sure to take the following precautions:
- If you get a bruise
- apply ice to the area intermittently
for 10-15 minutes during the first 24 hours.
- Thereafter, apply intermittent warm
moist heat for 10-15 minutes to the area, a rainbow of colors
may occur for about 10 days.
-
If you get bruising larger than a 2-3 inch
diameter, redness, swelling, or pain where the needle was,
or tingling in your fingers or arm, contact the American Red
Cross at the telephone number listed below.
(216) 431-3309 or 1-800-676-3309,
Monday – Friday 7:-00 am – 5:30 pm
After you leave the blood
collection site, call us if you remember important health information
that you may not have given us, or decide that your blood may
not be safe to give to another person.
Our telephone
number is 1-800-294-3347
You will be asked to give your whole blood number. This information
can be found on the papers given to you after your blood donation.
Thank you again
for donating blood to the American Red Cross. We hope you will
donate in the future when after 8 weeks you are again eligible.
