Life Savers
The red liquid that flows through your veins and keeps you alive.
What is blood?
This is the minimum age requirement to donate blood.
What is 16 years old?
The four main blood types are A, B, AB, and this.
What is O?
Students need this form before coming out to donate blood.
What is a Parental Consent Form?
Platelets can be stored for this number of days before they expire.
What is 5 days?
Donating this much blood can save up to three lives.
What is one pint?
If you are unable to donate for any reason, this is the term used to describe it.
What is deferred?
Avoiding this prior to your blood draw may ensure your iron level is good to donate.
What is caffeine?
The very first step when you arrive at a blood donation site.
What is registration/sign-in?
In the Central Valley, this is the percentage of people who donate blood.
What is 1.4%?
You can donate blood this often.
What is every 56 days or every 8 weeks?
Before donating blood, you should do this to avoid fainting.
What is eat and drink water?
This blood component carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
What are red blood cells?
After registering, you complete this to make sure it’s safe for you to donate.
What is the health questionnaire/screening?
Whole blood can be stored for this number of days before they expire.
What is 42 days?
This is the universal blood type can be given to anyone.
What is O negative?
The minimum required weight to donate blood.
What is 110 pounds?
The blood center serves this many hospitals.
What is 20 or more?
Platelets help with blood clotting. They are critical for patients who have this condition?
What is cancer?
Donating blood burns about this many calories.
What is 650 calories?
This blood type is the most common.
What is O positive?
Before donating blood, a small drop of blood is taken from your finger to check this.
What is your hemoglobin or iron level?
Including the positive and negative Rh factor, there are this many common blood types.
What is 8? (A+, A−, B+, B−, AB+, AB−, O+, O−)
This is the standard needle size used during a blood donation.
What is a 16 gauge needle?
How many counties does the blood center serve?
What is five? Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings, and Mariposa Counties.