Needing Blood:
  How Much Does It Take to Save Lives?

Someone needs a blood transfusion every three seconds, and one in ten patients entering a hospital will need blood. Close to 350 people need to donate every day to meet the daily needs of the hospitals we serve, and be prepared for emergencies. Blood is good for only 42 days, so donors are needed every day to ensure a stable blood supply. It is blood on the shelves that saves lives, and there is only one place to get it, from volunteer blood donors.
Passing on Life to those fighting for life with these:

Cancer

Heart and blood vessel disease

Disease of the gastrointestinal tract

Emergencies such as car accidents and burns

Automobile Accident
50 units of blood

Heart Surgery
6 units of blood
6 units of platelets

Organ Transplant
40 units of blood
30 units of platelets
20 bags of cryoprecipitate
25 units of fresh frozen plasma

Bone Marrow Transplant
120 units of platelets
20 units of blood

Burn
20 units of platelets