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How should I prepare?
- Get 8 hours of sleep the night before your scheduled appointment.
- Eat a healthy breakfast and lunch the day of your donation.
- Eat food with more lean proteins (lean meat, cheese and yogurt) or complex carbohydrates (bread, cereal and fruit) and avoid fatty foods.
- Drink a few more glasses of water than usual including one 10-30 minutes before your donation.
- Wear comfortable clothing with sleeves that come above your elbow.
- Females should eat food that has iron in it for the whole week before.
- Make sure not to drink anything that can make your pulse or blood pressure go up.
- More information for teens: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/info-for-student-donors.html
Parent Consent for 16 year old donors: https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation-EN.pdf
Spanish form: https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation-ESP.pdf
