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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.
How much is a unit of blood? Brookhaven National Laboratory explains that within one unit of blood there are several components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, platelets and cryoprecipitate. Each component of blood can be stored for differing amounts of time, with plasma lasting the longest.