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- 4. Receive about 53% of blood transfusions.
- 5. How often a blood transfusion is needed in the USA.
- 6. 94% of people who donate blood are registered to do this.
- 10. The body's defense against infection
- 11. How many tests are run on donated blood
- 13. After you donate this is replaced within hours
- 14. How much blood in a newborn baby
- 16. How many days platelets can be stored
- 17. The averate amount of blood in an average adult.
- 19. A type of blood donation that targets a specific blood donation.
- 21. This happens to all blood types during summer and winter months
- 26. Makes a constant supply of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets
- 27. What blood cells carry to the body's organs and tissues
- 31. #1 reason people give why they donate blood
- 33. Red blood cells live about 120 days in this system.
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- 1. Severe cases of this disease need transfusions every month
- 2. What there is no substitute for
- 3. Type of white blood cell that engulfs and destroys bacteria
- 7. Universal donor
- 8. How many weeks it takes to regenerate the iron you lose when you donate.
- 9. Promote blood clotting
- 12. How long frozen plasma can be stored
- 15. Makes up 55% of blood volume
- 18. How many lives can be saved with one pint of blood
- 20. Patients that need regular red blood cell transfusions
- 22. The universal recipient
- 23. Percentage of weight blood makes up in a human body
- 24. How many days red blood cells can be stored
- 25. How many weeks it takes red blood cells to regenerate
- 28. About 1 in 7 entering this place need blood
- 29. One unit of blood can be separated into this many components.
- 30. Patients with this disease need platelets
- 32. Receive about 47% of blood transfusions.