AB is theuniversalrecipientIf only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Blood or plasmathat comes frompeople whohave been paid forit cannot be usedto humantransfusion.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.Only 38 percent ofthe U.S.population iseligible to donateblood – less than10 percent doannually.AB is theuniversalrecipientIf only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Blood or plasmathat comes frompeople whohave been paid forit cannot be usedto humantransfusion.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.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. AB is the universal recipient
  2. If only one more percent of all Americans would give blood, blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.
  3. There is no substitute for human blood.
  4. Thirteen tests (11 for infectious diseases) are performed on each unit of donated blood.
  5. Platelets promote blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live.
  6. A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his body.
  7. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body’s organs and tissues.
  8. About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood.
  9. Apheresis is a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets.
  10. Someone needs blood every two seconds.
  11. 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.
  12. O negative is the universal donor of red blood cells.
  13. Many patients with severe sickle cell disease receive blood transfusions every month.
  14. Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets.
  15. Each blood type can be positive or negative for the Rh factor.
  16. Four main red blood cell types: A, B, AB and O.
  17. Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body’s weight.
  18. Blood or plasma that comes from people who have been paid for it cannot be used to human transfusion.
  19. 10 pints: amount of blood in the body of an average adult.
  20. Shortages of all blood types happen during the summer and winter holidays.
  21. Plasma, which is 90 percent water, makes up 55 percent of blood volume.
  22. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
  23. Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors.
  24. Only 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood – less than 10 percent do annually.