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by Corbie on November 5th, 2009
Well, in my country they give chocolates ;)
by Whitehair on November 5th, 2009
In Germany I was a registered blood donor in a hospital and I also donated to the Red Cross, where donors could get orange juice and nice party sandwiches. It gives instant strength ( glucose ) and prevents fainting.
by Goulash on November 5th, 2009
For being a good boy/girl by donating blood.
by Freckles on November 5th, 2009
Lol. Entertaining Effup is right. Having a biscuit and juice makes me feel a little better afterwards.
by HungryGuy on November 5th, 2009
To increase your blood sugar levels that you lost by giving blood.
by Thriftymaid on November 6th, 2009
To help you feel better -- I faint anyway.
by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 6th, 2009
To get the blood sugar rising so you don't faint.
by CakeOrDeath on November 6th, 2009
YOU DO? I am so giving blood. that is a deal breaker
by MacNeilD on November 6th, 2009
In addition to the previous answers, you are supposed to wait fifteen minutes after your blood donation before you leave. The juice and cookies (and chicken soup, in the case of where I regularly donate blood) are meant to tide you over for that fifteen-minute wait.
by MadMike on November 5th, 2009
The Juice is to replace the blood volume and the cookie is to get you to sit there for a few min. while you drink the juice and it gets into your blood stream. Or if it has raisins in it that is a down payment to the loss of the Iron in the hemoglobin that you just gave up.
by HungryGuy on November 5th, 2009
So you can go down the street and swap them for a new iPod.
by Entertaining Effup on November 5th, 2009
To get your blood sugar back up so you don't pass out. Doesn't always help though. Don't worry -- it's not a feeble attempt at bribing you into coming back!
by overly.hyper.jk on December 22nd, 2010
truth be told most people will tell you its to regain energy but really that small amount of glucose won't help at all it really is just a thanks
by Firebrand on November 5th, 2009
it helps to raise blood sugar quickly.
by LindsayJ. on November 5th, 2009
thats to keep your blood sugar up. some ppl faint after giving blood and if your blood sugar is up it lowers the chances. also its a nice reward/
by BOBYDOB on November 5th, 2009
its to give you energy as you have just lost a lot of your blood, your sugar levels are down, and so is your energy levels
by tastiger on November 5th, 2009
To get your sugar blood level up so you don't pass out and actually have to get blood.
by Aditya2510 on June 6th, 2010
HI
ALL THE ANSWERS GIVEN ARE ALMOST CORRECT BUT THE MAIN REASON IS AFTER YOU LOOSE SOME AMOUNT OF BLOOD FROM YOUR BODY YOU ALSO LOOSE THE BLOOD SUGARS LIQUID CONTENT OF THE BODY, SO INORDER TO SUPPLIMENT THE LEVEL OF BLOOD SUGAR AS WELL AS LIQUID CONTENT THEY GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK.
How ofteen to people actually die for lack of donated blood?
by Amorphous Blob on March 25th, 2011
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Don't you think that now that the AIDS crisis has peaked in North America(+/-) ; and that HIV has become rapidly detectable in blood;
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 9th, 2010
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IF you donate blood: 1. how many times average per year and 2.how many years have you been donating? THANKS! :)
by mellla on April 27th, 2011
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Can a woman donate blood while on her menstraul cycle?
by lilipad130 on December 6th, 2010
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How significant is it that my blood is A+ and on my American Red Cross card it also says CMV NEG?
by -O-uknow on January 3rd, 2011
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