Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.AB is theuniversalrecipientFour mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.If only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Blood or plasmathat comes frompeople whohave been paid forit cannot be usedto humantransfusion.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Only 38 percent ofthe U.S.population iseligible to donateblood – less than10 percent doannually.Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.AB is theuniversalrecipientFour mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.If only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Blood or plasmathat comes frompeople whohave been paid forit cannot be usedto humantransfusion.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Only 38 percent ofthe U.S.population iseligible to donateblood – less than10 percent doannually.

OneBlood Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors.
  2. AB is the universal recipient
  3. Four main red blood cell types: A, B, AB and O.
  4. Apheresis is a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets.
  5. If only one more percent of all Americans would give blood, blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.
  6. Plasma, which is 90 percent water, makes up 55 percent of blood volume.
  7. Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body’s weight.
  8. Shortages of all blood types happen during the summer and winter holidays.
  9. About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood.
  10. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body’s organs and tissues.
  11. Someone needs blood every two seconds.
  12. Platelets promote blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live.
  13. After donating blood, you replace the fl uid in hours and the red blood cells within four weeks. It takes eight weeks to restore the iron lost after donating.
  14. Many patients with severe sickle cell disease receive blood transfusions every month.
  15. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
  16. 10 pints: amount of blood in the body of an average adult.
  17. O negative is the universal donor of red blood cells.
  18. Blood or plasma that comes from people who have been paid for it cannot be used to human transfusion.
  19. Each blood type can be positive or negative for the Rh factor.
  20. There is no substitute for human blood.
  21. Thirteen tests (11 for infectious diseases) are performed on each unit of donated blood.
  22. Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets.
  23. A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his body.
  24. Only 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood – less than 10 percent do annually.