how many pints of blood does your body hold
Blood makes up about 7% of your body's weight. The average adult has 10 pints of blood in his or her body. One unit of blood is roughly the equivalent of one pint. This proportion is much greater in children, and slightly different in men and women. Men, on average, have 8 to 10 pints, while women have 5 to 8 pints.
1 An adult body of average weight has between 12 - 14 pints of blood. 2  A 110-pound teenager has around 7 pints of blood. 3  A 40-pound child has around 2 to 3 pints of blood.