- 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.
Community Blood Centers' average is $310. But depending on the market, one unit can be worth a whole lot more. For example, the red blood cells can go for $229, platelets for $300 and plasma for $40 â nearly $570 in all. Drawdy, like most donors, does not think of his blood as a salable commodity. Instead, he concentrates on the fact that it's used to save lives of car-accident victims or a person fighting leukemia.