Know your bleeding disorder
The lack of this clotting factor causes Hemophilia A
What is Factor 8
A get away weekend for Individuals with bleeding disorders and their families, to meet up with other Individuals with bleeding disorders and learn about their disorders.
What is Family Camp, YMCA Camp Wanakita, Community Camp Weekend, Pinecrest Adventures Camp, Just the Dads Weekend, Thunder Bay Family Camp, and Just the Guys and a Few Gals Weekend, Summer camp, Family weekend.
This animal is on the Canadian nickel
What is a Beaver
This is the nickname given to Hemophilia because of its presence in monarchy
What is royal disease
Every pro athlete wears this on their head for hockey, biking, or skateboarding
What is a Helmet
The lack of this clotting factor causes Hemophilia B
What is Factor 9
The logo that represents the CHS and all its chapters.
What is two people in a blood drop?
What type of leaf is on the Canadian flag?
What is a maple leaf
This British Monarch was a carrier of Hemophilia B
Queen Victoria
Before playing a sport, people with bleeding disorders could do this to make sure they can respond to a bleed.
What is taking factor?
How many types of Von Willebrand Disease are there?
What is type 1,2 and 3? (3)
A program that is raising awareness about women with bleeding disorders
What is code rouge
Canada has 3 territories. Name one
What is Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut
This is the actor who played Lois Griffin in Family Guy, and played a role in the Lizzy Mcguire movie. She is a carrier, and is often speaking to raise awareness about Von wildebrand disease.
Who is Alex Borstein?
Myth! people with bleeding disorders don't bleed faster than average, it just causes longer bleeding than normal because the blood doesn't clot properly.
Fact or Myth? Von Willebrand Disease is the most common bleeding disorder
Fact! Von Willebrand Disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder and affects men and women equally.
Why do the Hemophilia chapters exist?
Giving a voice to people with bleeding disorders. What is advocacy. To help stop the bleeding.
This prairie province is nicknamed “The Breadbasket of Canada".
What is Saskatchewan
This baseball player could throw a left handed 92mph pitch. He went to Tiffin University on a baseball scholarship, where he holds the record for strikeouts in 9 innings.
Who is Jesse Schrader? Jesse has Hemophilia A and would have to ice his arm after every game he pitched. He says he was able to play baseball because he took extra care of his body.
This summer sport is often enjoyed at camps because it’s the perfect way to cool off.
What is swimming?
This is the nickname given to Hemophilia because of the last name of the first person diagnosed with Hemophilia
What is the Christmas disease. Named after Stephen Christmas.
What year was the Canadian Hemophilia Society founded?
This province joined Canadian Confederation last, in 1949.
What is Newfoundland and Labrador
This 16th president of the USA is rumoured to have mild hemophilia. He was president during the civil war, and is on the the American penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What is RICE?
If experiencing an injury, athletes do this to manage their injury. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation