Save a Life

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Save a Life

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• Right now, not enough people donate blood.
• Only 4 people out of 100 who are able to donate
  blood do so.

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• Any one between the ages of 17 to 76,in good
  health and weighing at least 110 pounds can
  donate.
• This probably
• means you!

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• It is absolutely safe to donate blood. You
  cannot get any disease from donating blood. All
  materials used to collect a pint of blood are new
  and un-used, sterile and disposable. They are
  used only once for your donation.

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• In the U.S., someone needs a blood transfusion
  every two to three seconds, and 95 of all
  Americans will need a blood transfusion at some
  point in their lives.

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• Polls show that 76 percent of Americans expect
  blood to be available when they need it, but 72
  percent underestimate the demand for blood.

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• 4.5 million the number of American lives saved
  each year by blood transfusions.

32,000 pints amount of donated blood used each
day in the United States.
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• One out of ten hospital patients needs blood

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Count to three
1..2..3

• In that time someone needed blood.

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A few more numbers to consider

• Three the number of lives saved by one pint of
  donated blood.
• Ten pints amount of blood in the body of an
  average adult.
• One unit of blood is roughly the equivalent of
  one pint.
• Blood makes up about 7 of your body's weight.

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When you donate.

• Each donation of whole blood is divided into
  its components
• Red cells, essential to carry vital oxygen to
  the body's tissues.
• Can be stored for 42 days.

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• Platelets, a clotting component needed by
  patients fighting leukemia and other cancers.
  Must be used within 5 days.

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• Plasma is the nutrient-rich fluid that travels
  with blood cells through the body. Fresh frozen
  plasma is given to patients experiencing clotting
  problems.

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• To learn more about blood donation
  opportunities,
• visit www.givelife.org
• Or
• call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
• (1-800-448-3543).