Patient Blood Needs

Patient Blood Needs

By age 72, 95% of us will require a blood transfusion. To meet patient needs for blood and blood components, the Blood Bank needs 370 donors every day. Last year, more than 20,000 patients were helped with 76,000 blood donations.

Major Reasons Patients Need Blood

• Cancer
• Heart and blood vessel disease
• Disease of the gastrointestinal tract
• Emergencies, such as car accidents and burns

Examples of usage:

• 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