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Since blood cannot be synthetically made, there is no substitute
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One pint of blood can save up to 3 lives
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About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital will need blood
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More than 4.5 million people need blood transfusions each year throughout the U.S. and Canada
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Shortages of all blood types consistently occur during the summer and winter holidays
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Premature infants and children undergoing heart surgery or treatment for cancer require blood from donors of all types, especially type O
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Patients with anemia need blood transfusions to increase their oxygen carrying capacity
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Many of the more than 80,000 people in the U.S. with severe sickle cell disease receive blood transfusions every month
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The rarest blood type is the one not on the shelf when it’s needed by the patient
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Less than 10% of eligible Americans donate blood
