Q.1
Platelets, critical for cancer patients, must be transfused within 5 days of donation.

Q.2
1 in 4 people will need a transfusion at some point during their lives.

Q.3
Only 37% of the population is eligible to give blood.

Q.4
Every 10 seconds, someone in the US needs blood.

Q.5
The Red Cross holds roughly 250 blood drives every day.