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On average, a liver transplant requires 45 units of various blood components. |
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There are about one billion blood cells in two to three drops of blood. |
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Every three seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. |
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A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his or her body. |
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If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached
76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood. |
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About 95 percent of people living to the age of 72 will need a blood transfusion at some time in their life,
yet only 5 percent of the population donates blood. |
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For every 2.8 gallons of blood someone has donated, they have supported the entire nation’s
blood needs for one minute. |
