THE FACTS ABOUT BLOOD. 1  Blood makes up about 7 percent of a person's weight. 2  An adult body of average weight has between 12 - 14 pints of blood. 3  A 110-pound teenager has around 7 pints of blood.
By Colin McLean. A medical assistant has the option, with the right training, experience and qualifications, to make a major transition and cross train into a number of rewarding and challenging health care careers.Utilize your training and go from being a medical assistant to:ursing Assistant. A trained medical assistant may even opt to become a nursing assistant to help to support hospital-nursing staff. It is a tough job, often requiring heavy lifting of patients and clean up.
Medical assistants often take medical histories and record vital signs of patients. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners.