Minor chest injury. You may have chest wall pain after a less serious injury. This pain can occur with movement of a shoulder, an arm, the rib cage, or the trunk of the body. Even a minor injury can cause chest pain for days after the injury.
Quick Answer. A unit of blood is equivalent to approximately 1 pint or 450 milliliters, according to the Canadian Blood Services website. The average patient requires around 4.6 units of blood. Continue Reading.
For blood, which is mostly water, 450ml = 450 grams. Essentially the same weight. A unit of packed red blood cells weighs an average of 275mls. Or 275 grams. These measures are used to record input and output volumes on patients. Some blood banks have a standard packaging weight that is subtracted from the liquid weight. But we still expres milliliters and grams as being equal for blood. We weigh the blood bags on a scale that records grams, which we then express as milliliters. I hope this is answers your question.