Cory Brooke Taylor

Review of American Red Cross Dallas

This is based on a Red Cross van that was at my wo...

This is based on a Red Cross van that was at my work to get donations.

This was my first experience with giving blood so I was unaware of the entire process.

Once I was done, I was asked how I felt and I felt fine, so I told them so. They then said 'Thanks and have a great day' and sent me on my merry way. So I proceeded to leave the trailer and head to my car. I then had a snack bar and some water and began driving home. Less than 10 minutes later I began to have shortness of breath, my body temperature began to rise and I started seeing black spots. I figured that I was about to faint, so I tried to pull over as soon as possible. I honestly do not remember pulling over. When I opened my eyes, I had blurred jumpy vision but I could tell that I was facing a gas pump at the Chevron station with my foot on the brake, I managed to put myself into park and slumped over on the window seal. After a few minutes I realized I was in the way of traffic, so I managed to pull myself into a parking space where I remained for the next two hours, unable to drive.

Thankfully, I was OK and didn't hurt anyone else. However, I was informed by family and friends later who have donated blood in the past that they have always been told to stay after for at least 15-20 minutes after due to the effects donating might have on a person. None of the three people working there said any such thing to me, not told me to have a snack and juice. Hence, why I wanted to leave this review so that this does not happen again to anyone in the future.

I have tried to contact the manager at this location to let them know of my experience, with no response.