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

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