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Blood fights against infection and
helps heal wounds, keeping you healthy. |
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Blood makes up about 7% of your body's
weight. |
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A newborn baby has about one cup of
blood in his or her body. |
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White blood cells are the body's
primary defense against infection. |
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Granulocytes, a type of white blood
cell, roll along blood vessel walls to search and destroy bacteria. |
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Red blood cells carry oxygen to the
body's organs and tissue. |
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There are about one billion red blood
cells in two to three drops of blood. |
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Red blood cells live about 120 days in
the circulatory system. |
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Platelets help blood to clot and give
those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live. |
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Apheresis is a special kind of blood
donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as
platelets. |
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If all blood donors gave 2 to 4 times
a year, it would help prevent all blood shortages. |
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The fear of Blood is called Hemophobia
or Hematophobia. Common symptoms of this fear are nausea, fear of dying,
sweating, dry mouth, etc. It only takes a realization to overcome it. |
