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Needing
Blood
To meet
the needs of Hawaii's patients, Blood Bank of Hawaii requires approximately
200 donors every day. Last year more than 86,000 blood components were
transfused from the 48,000 blood
donations given by our generous volunteer donors
Major
Reasons Patients Need Blood
- Cancer
- Heart and blood vessel disease
- Disease of the gastrointestinal tract
- Emergencies such as car accidents and burns
Examples
- 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
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