Between the start and end of the Iran hostage crisis, 14 hostages were released. The African-American and women hostages were released on Nov. 19 and 20 in 1979, and one hostage was released in July 1980 due to illness.
ERC stands for erythrocyte count (red blood cell count). It tells you the the number of RBCs that are present in blood. Low values are indicative of anemia. ERC is also closely related to hemoglobin (Hgb) and hematocrit (Hct) levels; if the ERC is low then Hbg and Hct will most likely be low.
A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: 1  The number of red blood cells (RBC count) 2  The number of white blood cells (WBC count) 3  The total amount of hemoglobin in the blood.  The fraction of the blood composed of red blood cells (hematocrit)