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.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.If only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.AB is theuniversalrecipientMuch of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.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.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.If only one morepercent of allAmericans wouldgive blood, bloodshortages woulddisappear forthe foreseeablefuture.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.AB is theuniversalrecipientMuch of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.After donating blood,you replace the fl uid inhoursand the red blood cellswithin four weeks. Ittakeseight weeks to restorethe iron lost afterdonating.Plasma, whichis 90 percentwater, makesup 55 percentofblood volume.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.

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