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

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