How Blood is Used
| Blood Component Use | Units* |
| Automobile Accident | 50 units of blood |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 20 units of blood 120 units of platelets |
| Burn | 20 units of platelets |
| Heart Surgery | Six units of blood |
| Organ Transplant | 40 units of blood 30 units of platelets 20 bags of cryoprecipitate 25 units of fresh frozen plasma |
*average usage taken from Use of Human Blood and Blood Components published by America’s Blood Centers