The Patrol is authorized for 1,946 sworn positions and 529 non-sworn positions for a total of 2,475 full time employees.
Red blood cell: The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide). Hemoglobin, aside from being a transport molecule, is a pigment. It gives the cell its red color (and name).
Red blood cells are also known as erythrocytes. The red blood cells transport oxygen through the circulatory system to the cells and tissues of the body. In the cells, oxygen and glucose support glycolysis, the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). The red blood cells are filled with hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying part of the red blood cell. Hemoglobin can also be spelled âhaemoglobin.â Each red blood cell contains 250 to 300 million molecules of hemoglobin. A molecule of hemoglobin is made up of one globin protein, with four iron-containing heme groups.