Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.AB is theuniversalrecipientOnly 38 percent ofthe U.S.population iseligible to donateblood – less than10 percent doannually.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.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.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.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.Thirteen tests (11for infectiousdiseases) areperformed on eachunit of donatedblood.There is nosubstitutefor humanblood.A newbornbaby hasabout onecup of bloodin his body.Someoneneeds bloodevery twoseconds.Much of today’smedical caredepends on asteady supply ofblood fromhealthy donors.One pint ofblood cansave up tothree lives.Healthy bonemarrow makesa constant supplyof red cells,plasma andplatelets.Blood makesup about 7percentof your body’sweight.Red blood cellscarry oxygen tothe body’sorgans andtissues.Platelets promoteblood clottingand give thosewith leukemia andother cancers achance to live.AB is theuniversalrecipientOnly 38 percent ofthe U.S.population iseligible to donateblood – less than10 percent doannually.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.About 1 in 7peopleentering ahospitalneed blood.Apheresis is aspecial kind ofblood donation thatallows a donor togive specific bloodcomponents,such as platelets.10 pints:amount ofblood in thebody of anaverage adult.Many patientswith severe sicklecell diseasereceive bloodtransfusionsevery month.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.Shortages of allblood typeshappen duringthesummer andwinter holidays.Onegative is theuniversaldonor ofred blood cells.Four mainred bloodcell types: A,B, AB and O.Each bloodtype can bepositiveor negative forthe Rh factor.

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