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Fact. It takes away more red blood cells and replaces the volume lost with saline and some of your platelets.Originally Posted by MToption2
Hematocrit is the percentage of RBC in your blood by volume. A double red blood cell donation removes 2 units of red blood cells, so by definition it will lower your hematocrit more than a whole blood donation.
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