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

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