Numbers
How often someone in the U.S. needs blood
What is every 2 seconds?
Founder of the American Red Cross
Who was Clara Barton?
The most common blood type requested by hospitals.
What is type O?
The arm of the Red Cross that works outside the United States.
The number of lives you can save when you donate
What is up to 3 lives?
What is 8?
Official symbols of the organization other than the Red Cross.
What is the Red Crystal and Red Crescent?
The 3 components of the blood.
What are your plasma, platelets, and red cells?
This arm of the Red Cross responds to emergencies such as hurricanes and house fires.
What is the Disaster Relief Arm?
Whole Blood donation frequency of eligibility
When is 56 days? (or 6 times a year)
The most common blood type
What is O Positive?
The Red Cross provides this much of our nation’s blood and blood components
What is about 40%?
The machine used in Power Red donations.
What is an apheresis machine?
This arm works to educate and certify individuals to be ready for various crises (such as CPR, First Aid, Lifeguard)
What is Training?
Age of eligibility in most U.S. States
What is 17 years old (16 with parent waiver)?
The universal blood recipient.
AB+
The amount of daily blood drives held nationwide.
What is 500?
The percentage of the population eligible to donate blood.
What is 62%?
The number of service arms in the American Red Cross.
What is 5?
The percentage of Americans who donate blood.
What is 3%
The year blood types were discovered.
What is 1901?
The Red Cross began collecting blood donations for patients
When is 1940?
The average shelf life for whole blood.
What is up to 35 days?
The percentage of Red Cross who are volunteers.
What is 90%?