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 assistant degree programs teach the skills needed to join the field of medical assisting. Today, the most employable medical assistants are those with a formal medical assistant degree from an accredited school. The most common type of medical assistant degree is the associateâs degree. Medical assistant certificates and diplomas are also popular options, though their level of education is not as high as that of a medical assistant degree at the associateâs level.