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 wbc test is the test that is conducted to check the number or concentration of white blood cells in the blood that is being analyzed. If the wbc blood test results show a high level of wbc then it is inferred that the person is suffering from an illness, an allergy or an inappropriate auto immune response.