How much blood is given to a typical patient in need?
• 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