7%
2. How many red blood cells can you find in three drops of blood?
A little over 1 billion red blood cells.
3. Following the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, how many units of blood did he need?
He needed 8 units of red cells, 3 units of plasma, and 1 unit of platelets 12 units total
4. What is the shelf life of red blood cells?
42 days
5. After collection, how soon must platelets be used?
Within 5 days
6. How long can plasma last if frozen?
Plasma can last up to one year if frozen
7. In what South American country is dueling legal?
In Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors
8. What animal is depicted in a 17th century painting as providing a direct transfusion to a man?
A lamb. In 1667, a physician to King Louis IX, Jean Dennis, transfused 9 oz of lamb's blood to a man suffering from insanity with the hope of curing him. Both the man and the lamb died.
9. What was used instead of blood in the famous scene of Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho?
Chocolate syrup was used during the 45-second shower scene in the movie.
10. One out of every how many people that enter a hospital will need blood?
One out of ten
11. Which month of the year is declared National Blood Donor Month by the President of the US?
January
12. Approximately how many pints of blood are used each day in the US?
About 32,000 a day
13. In a pregnant woman, how soon can one detect the production and circulation of red blood cells in the child?
On day 19, usually even before the mother realizes she is pregnant.
14. Is it possible for a mother and her child to have different blood types?
Yes, depending on the blood type of both of the parents.
15. What is the substitute for human blood?
Trick question there is no substitute that's why we need YOU!
16. What percent of the national population donates blood?
Only 5% actually donate about 60% are eligible to donate.
17. What is the probability that YOU will need blood?
One in seven people will need blood in their lifetime; however, if you live to the age of 72, there is a 95% chance you will need blood or blood components.
18. How many donors does Florida's Blood Centers need per day to ensure there is enough blood?
1,000 donors a day,
19. How many red blood cells can be manufactured each second in the human body?
About 17 million red blood cells are made per SECOND.
21. During WWII, what was used on the battlefield to transfuse critically wounded soldiers?
Plasma was given to soldiers on the front line until they could transport them to a hospital for an actual blood transfusion.
22. In an average lifetime, how much blood does your heart pump?
In an average lifetime, your heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood enough to fill more than 3 super tankers.
23. What animal's blood vessels are so broad that a full-grown trout could swim through them?
The blue whale, or Balaenoptera musculus, has blood vessels a trout could swim through and a heart the size of a small car.
24. How many miles of blood vessels do blood cells travel through in your body?
They travel through about 70,000 miles of vessels every 20 seconds.
25. What country rewards its blood donors by giving a monetary contribution to a favorite charity in the donor's name?
Denmark.
26. What animal did the first authentic blood transfusion keep alive?
In England in 1665, a dog was resuscitated following a blood transfusion.
27. What percentage of blood donors are also registered to vote?
92%
28. How many healthcare facilities are serviced through the efforts of Florida's Blood Centers?
Over 50 statewide.
29. How many blood types do cows have?
Cows have over 800 different blood types.
30. How many pints of blood are in an average adult?
Most adults have between 10-12 pints of blood in their body.
31. How often can you donate blood?
Every 56 days, or 8 weeks.
32. What color is a lobster's blood?
Blue, because it contains a lot of copper, instead of iron.
33. What is the most famous character in literature with which blood technicians are associated?
Count Dracula a vampire! Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1867.
34. How many units of whole blood are donated are donated in the United States each year?
About 13.9 million units are donated each year.
35. During which war was preserved anticoagulated blood introduced?
It was introduced in 1917, during World War I. American Captain Oswald H. Robertson introduced a new method of storing blood at a British casualty clearing station by storing blood in bottles for 14 days.
36. What percentage of all donated blood goes to treat cancer patients?
19% of all blood goes to cancer patients. Cancer is the number one user of blood and blood products in the United States.
37. What blood type is the Universal Recipient?
AB+
38. How much blood does a newborn baby have in its body?
A newborn has about one cup of blood circulating in its body.
39. How many facilities does Florida's Blood Centers have at which you can donate?
Florida's Blood Centers has 30 conveniently located facilities throughout the 17-county area.
40. What is the size of a red blood cell?
708 microns. A micron is one-millionth of a meter.
41. What is the average life span of a single red blood cell?
Approximately 120 days.
42. Who performed the first modern transfusion?
James Blundell, an English obstetrician, performed the successful transfusion in 1818. He treated his female patient for postpartum hemorrhage using the patient's husband as the blood donor.
43. Plasma makes up what percentage of your blood stream?
55% of your blood is composed of the liquid known as plasma.
44. How much whole blood could you donate if you began donating at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you were 76 years old?
You would donate 48 gallons, or 384 pints of blood.
45. How much blood is used every minute in the United States?
Three gallons of blood are used per minute.
46. What color of blood do earthworms, leeches and insects have?
Their blood is green.
With what blood types are you
compatible?
A+ can donate to A+, B+ (34% of the population)
A- can donate to A-, A+, AB-, AB+ (8% of the population)
B+ can donate to B+, AB+ (8% of the population)
B- can donate to B-, B+, AB-, AB+ (2% of the population)
AB+ can donate to AB+, A+, B+ (2.5% of the population)
AB- can donate to AB-, AB+, A-, A+, B-, B+ ( 0.5% of the
population)
O+ can donate to O+, A+, B+, AB+ (36% of the population)
O- is the universal donor! ( 9% of the population)