2.    Whole Blood supplies oxygen, water and nutrients to all cells of the body.

3.    Last year almost 25 percent of healthy Americans, who were eligible to donate,
       gave blood.

4.    Whole Blood is composed of 4 parts - red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma.

5.    If a person needs a transfusion, he/she must be given all four parts of the blood.

6.    The main function of platelets is to control bleeding.

7.    The body replaces the fluid loss of one unit of blood in two days.

8.    Artificial blood has replaced the need for human blood.