Today I saved 3 lives...sorta

Today I gave blood at school

I haven't given blood in a long time 

The last time was when I was at Cal Poly

So I was excited to finally have the time to give 

and I was excited I passed the iron test 

half the time I do try to give blood, I don't pass the iron test 

So I gave blood and saved 3 lives 

Here are a few facts about Blood and giving it:

• 4.5 million Americans will a need blood transfusion each year
• 43,000 pints: amount of donated blood used each day in the U.S. and Canada
• Someone needs blood every two seconds
• Only 37 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood – less than 10 percent do annually
• One pint of blood can save up to three lives
• A patient could be forced to pass up a lifesaving organ, if compatible blood is not available to support the transplant
• 46.5 gallons: amount of blood you could donate if you begin at age 17 and donate every 56 days until you reach 79 years old
• 10 pints: amount of blood in the body of an average adult
•  One unit of whole blood is roughly the equivalent of one pint
• Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight
• A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his body