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

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