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BLOOD
DRIVE
Keep checking back for the next
Blood Drive
Irvine Stake Center
23 Lake Road, Irvine
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Come help the American Red
Cross provide blood to those who are in need.
It's really simple, you just lie down for awhile, and then they
give you cookies and punch. What could be better
than that? Except to know that you have helped
save a life.
Every day in Orange County 1000
units of blood is needed. And right now the need is
greater. To help you decide whether
you are eligible to give blood, here are a few of the
restriction that apply (a more complete list is
available when you sign up):
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You must be
at least 17 years of ages.
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If you have
an infection, sore throat, cough, etc, you might
want to wait until you're feeling better.
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If you are
taking antiviral medication for any reason, you must
wait 48 hours after the last dose before you can
donate blood.
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If you are
currently on antibiotics for anything other than
acne or infection prevention, you must wait until
the infection is gone and you have been off the
medication for at least 48 hours.
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We hope we
don't have to worry about these next three, but if
you have been taking 'street' drugs via the nasal
passages, have recently been tattooed, or had any
body part pierced in an unsanitary condition, you
must wait 12 months before donating blood.
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If you have
spent a total of 6 months in the United Kingdom
between 1980 and 1986, you may not give blood.
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You must not
donate blood if any of the following apply.
- You've
ever injected illegal drugs
- Received
Chemotherapy
- Had Viral
Hepatitis at or after age 11
- Weigh
less than 110 lbs
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If you have
traveled to an area where Malaria may have
occurred. For a complete list of those
countries, please see the sign up list.
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