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.
ESR Blood Test, High ESR, Normal and Low ESR. ESR blood test stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is also known as Biernacki Reaction, Westergen sedimentation rate or simply sedimentation rate. This blood test determines the rate of sedimentation of red blood cells within a one hour period.