Trevor Kott

Blood Donation

Trevor was dependent on blood products, donated so generously by the community, to keep him alive throughout his entire life. This included whole blood, platelets and plasma donations. He would not have survived even two days without these blood donations.” Bob Kott, Trevor’s father

Find your local blood center at
aabb.org or americasblood.org

Greater Sacramento Area – www.bloodsource.org

What is a whole blood donation?

This is what people usually do when donating
on a bloodmobile or at a community blood
drive. Whole blood donations are vital for
collecting red blood cells that carry oxygen.

What are platelets?
Platelets help with clotting and control bleeding. When they are extracted they are a yellowish
color. They only have a five day shelf life, and
can be donated separately.

What’s plasma?
Plasma is the watery fluid that holds all the
blood components and contains essential
proteins. Plasma can be frozen up to one year.
In most centers, only men can donate plasma
used for patient transfusions. Plasma can be
donated separately from whole blood.

Donate blood

Whole blood can be donated every eight weeks. Platelets and plasma can
be donated more frequently. Just ask your blood center professionals!

www.bloodsource.org