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

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