> Of David King >I have seen this site before. They even have the cheek to have >a link to donate a pint of blood, yet in the UK blood donations >are not done in pints. Although the blood site itself uses the >word pint, it also states the actual amount donated is around >400 ml I think.
The amount of blood in a blood pack varies quite widely. You can see the official UK specifications at: http://www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk/uk_guidelines/ukbts6_099.html I believe that the word 'pint' comes from the US pint. The amount is certainly closer to a US pint than an imperial pint. I can't believe that the British 'Save the pint' campaign wants Britain to adopt the US pint. Non-metric campaigners might have had more friends in the import/export trade if they had agreed on a single international set of terms and definitions.
