- The amount of state or federal funds allocated to a Charter School to spend. on a particular grant or specific use of funds. The state allotment to Charter Schools is. based on dollars received on the Average Daily Membership (ADM).
The authors also describe how the cost and risks related to blood transfusions have driven the search for alternatives to blood. A single blood unit costs approximately US$700 to US$1200. US patients receive transfusions of 24 million blood products (red blood cells, fresh-frozen plasma, and platelets) each year. However, patients who receive blood are at increased risk for infection, kidney failure, lung dysfunction, transfusion reactions, and many other health complications.
The blood bank adopts an antibody screeningâcom-puter crossmatch procedure. It performs roughly 100 antibody screens and issues an average of 55 (range 30-186) blood units daily. The average blood bank stock is 300-400 units, and the Red Cross replenish-es the stock daily except on Sundays. The Red Cross has an average stock of 4,000 units.