American Red Cross Blood Donation
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American Red Cross Blood Donation
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Pint : One ______ of blood can save 3 up to 3 lives
Four : There are _____ different blood types
AB : An example of a blood type
Hemoglobin : This protein in your blood gives blood it's red color. To donate, this must be above 12.5 gm per dl.
Iron : An essential mineral found in our diet and is part of hemoglobin. Many people think the Red Cross measures the blood level of this mineral but they do not.
Anemia : One symptom of this condition is low hemoglobin levels in your blood.
Red Cells : A component of blood that carries oxygen from your lungs to your body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide to your lungs. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of up to 42 days (2 words, plural).
Platelets : The main function of this component of blood is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of only 5 days (Plural).
Plasma : This is the fluid component of your blood
Whole Blood : All the components of blood together are known collectively as this term (2 words). Donated shelf life for this is only 21-35 days.
Seconds : On average, someone in the USA needs blood every two ________.
Day : More than 41,000 blood donations are needed in the USA every _______.
Transfusion : The average red blood cell __________ is 3 pints.
Type O : This is the blood type most often requested by hospitals.
Cancer : Approximately 1.6 million people are affect with this disease and many of them need blood during their chemotherapy treatments.
Automobile : A single accident involving one of these can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
Ten : Although an estimated thirty eight percent of the US population is eligible to donate blood, less than ___ percent actually do each year (Please help us increase this number).
Manufactured : Blood can not be ____________, it can only come from donors like you!
Tenth : An average adult has about ten pints of blood in their body. Roughly, only one _____ of that is taken during a donation, and your body can make up the difference in as little as a few hours to weeks.
HIV : All donated blood is screened for Hepatitis B & C, Syphilis, and this autoimmune disease.
Needles : One of the most common reasons cited by people who don't donate blood is that "they don't like _______". (Plural)
American Red Cross : This organization was started in 1941 and collects about forty percent of the nations blood supply (3 words). (Hint: They are running this donation).
Sterile : A _______ needle is used only once for each donor and is then discarded.
Hero : If you donate blood, you are a ____!!!!
American Red Cross Blood Donation
Across:2. | An average adult has about ten pints of blood in their body. Roughly, only one _____ of that is taken during a donation, and your body can make up the difference in as little as a few hours to weeks. | 6. | A component of blood that carries oxygen from your lungs to your body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide to your lungs. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of up to 42 days (2 words, plural). | 7. | One ______ of blood can save 3 up to 3 lives | 8. | Although an estimated thirty eight percent of the US population is eligible to donate blood, less than ___ percent actually do each year (Please help us increase this number). | 11. | All the components of blood together are known collectively as this term (2 words). Donated shelf life for this is only 21-35 days. | 12. | All donated blood is screened for Hepatitis B & C, Syphilis, and this autoimmune disease. | 14. | The main function of this component of blood is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of only 5 days (Plural). | 15. | A _______ needle is used only once for each donor and is then discarded. | 17. | Blood can not be ____________, it can only come from donors like you! | 20. | A single accident involving one of these can require as many as 100 pints of blood. | 21. | This protein in your blood gives blood it's red color. To donate, this must be above 12.5 gm per dl. | 22. | The average red blood cell __________ is 3 pints. |
| | Down:1. | On average, someone in the USA needs blood every two ________. | 3. | If you donate blood, you are a ____!!!! | 4. | One of the most common reasons cited by people who don't donate blood is that "they don't like _______". (Plural) | 5. | This organization was started in 1941 and collects about forty percent of the nations blood supply (3 words). (Hint: They are running this donation). | 9. | An example of a blood type | 10. | There are _____ different blood types | 13. | This is the fluid component of your blood | 16. | An essential mineral found in our diet and is part of hemoglobin. Many people think the Red Cross measures the blood level of this mineral but they do not. | 18. | This is the blood type most often requested by hospitals. | 19. | More than 41,000 blood donations are needed in the USA every _______. |
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American Red Cross Blood Donation
Across:2. | An average adult has about ten pints of blood in their body. Roughly, only one _____ of that is taken during a donation, and your body can make up the difference in as little as a few hours to weeks. | 6. | A component of blood that carries oxygen from your lungs to your body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide to your lungs. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of up to 42 days (2 words, plural). | 7. | One ______ of blood can save 3 up to 3 lives | 8. | Although an estimated thirty eight percent of the US population is eligible to donate blood, less than ___ percent actually do each year (Please help us increase this number). | 11. | All the components of blood together are known collectively as this term (2 words). Donated shelf life for this is only 21-35 days. | 12. | All donated blood is screened for Hepatitis B & C, Syphilis, and this autoimmune disease. | 14. | The main function of this component of blood is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding. Donated portions of this have a shelf life of only 5 days (Plural). | 15. | A _______ needle is used only once for each donor and is then discarded. | 17. | Blood can not be ____________, it can only come from donors like you! | 20. | A single accident involving one of these can require as many as 100 pints of blood. | 21. | This protein in your blood gives blood it's red color. To donate, this must be above 12.5 gm per dl. | 22. | The average red blood cell __________ is 3 pints. |
| | Down:1. | On average, someone in the USA needs blood every two ________. | 3. | If you donate blood, you are a ____!!!! | 4. | One of the most common reasons cited by people who don't donate blood is that "they don't like _______". (Plural) | 5. | This organization was started in 1941 and collects about forty percent of the nations blood supply (3 words). (Hint: They are running this donation). | 9. | An example of a blood type | 10. | There are _____ different blood types | 13. | This is the fluid component of your blood | 16. | An essential mineral found in our diet and is part of hemoglobin. Many people think the Red Cross measures the blood level of this mineral but they do not. | 18. | This is the blood type most often requested by hospitals. | 19. | More than 41,000 blood donations are needed in the USA every _______. |
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