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Founded in 1968 as the Central Kentucky Blood Center, we have grown to cover half the state.

KentuckyBlood Center

•Donor centers in Lexington,

Somerset & Pikeville

•1,400 mobile drives per year

•Collect 82,000 pints per year

•205 employees

•Not part of the Red Cross

Will You Be Next?

Trauma, car accident, wounds, burns, heart surgery, organ transplant, leukemia, other cancers, childbirth and much more.

When you or your family needs blood, are you sure it’ll be there?

We Collect and Managethe Region’s Blood

Supply

• KBC supplies all of the blood for 67 hospitals and clinics in Central and Eastern Kentucky.

• KBC exists thanks to donors 62 counties.

Donation to Transfusion

Process• Donor recruitment• Donation• Testing • Processing• Packaging• Distribution • Transfusion

Today’s Reality:

Collecting enough blood for the region’s needs is a constant challenge.

• Transfusion of blood components is steadily increasing.

• Blood donations aren’t keeping pace.

Here’s Why

DEMAND FOR BLOOD PRODUCTS

Why Is Demand Up?

• Medical miracles, complex surgeries and procedures require a lot of blood.

• 76 million aging Baby Boomers will need a lot of it in years to come.

Donor Response

400 healthy people must donate daily

to meet central and eastern

Kentucky’s blood transfusion needs.

BUT, NOT ENOUGH DO!

Who’s Donating?

• Kentucky has 4 million residents.

• About 39% are eligible to donate.

(age, health limits)

• But only 5% do!

• That’s just 2 out of 100 people!!

SOMEONE IS COUNTING ON

BLOOD DONORS EVERY DAY

Tanya Ford, London, KY Difficult child birth - 28 pints of blood

Amelia Brown, Lexington, KYLiver Transplant - 49 pints of blood.

Madison Hines, Lexington, KY Leukemia Survivor – multiple

transfusion

She doesn’t like needles either.

Lauren Adams, 17, Lexington, KY New donor

Donor Requirements

• Must be at least 17-years-old– 16-year-olds can give with

parental consent

• Must weigh at least 110 pounds.

• Must be in general good health.

• Must be willing to save a life!

1. Appointment

All donors are asked to schedule

an appointment to donate blood

by making an appointment to

donate either on our website

(www.kybloodcenter.org) or by

calling 1.800.775.2522.

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2. Registration

When you arrive at the Blood Center

or mobile drive, you'll register by

presenting a picture identification

such as driver's license, student ID

card or other government

identification card. You will also be

asked to provide just the last four

digits of your social security number.

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3. Medical Screening

You'll then go to a private screening

area where you will review

questions about your medical history

and behavior that could put you at

risk for various diseases.

Then we will perform a "mini-

physical" that checks your

temperature, pulse, blood pressure

and the iron level in your blood

(hemoglobin test).

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4. Donation

After your medical screening, you'll

recline in a donor bed. A

phlebotomist (the person who draws

your blood) will clean your arm and

insert a needle into a vein allowing

the collection of about one pint of

blood into a sterile, plastic pouch.

Does it hurt? Donors say it feels like

a firm pinch on the inner bend of

your arm.

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5. Refreshments

After the needle is removed and a

bandage is placed on your arm, we

ask you to rest for a few minutes.

Refreshments are available in the

donor cafe area to supply quick

energy.

Different Ways to Give

• Whole Blood

• Double Red Cell Donation

• Platelet Pheresis

• Plasma Pheresis

PLATELET DONATION

When donating platelets, blood is drawn from the donor's arm and circulated through a cell separator machine.

The machine separates the platelets and returns the remaining blood components to the donor.

This procedure takes between an hour and an hour and a half, with your entire visit to the donor center taking about two hours.

PLASMA DONATION

Plasma donation is much the same as donating platelets.

Blood is drawn from a donor's arm and circulated through a cell separator machine. The machine quickly separates whole blood into plasma and your red cells are returned to you. The entire donation process takes about one hour from registration to refreshments.

Only males can donate plasma and Type AB is preferred.

DOUBLE RED CELL DONATION

Red cells make up more than 60% of all transfusions. The red cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body and are usually used following trauma or surgery. Donated red blood cells can be kept for 42 days.

Because the interval between double red cell donations is 112 days compared to 56 days for a regular blood donation, you are spending less time donating but are giving twice as much!

MEDICALNEED

RED BLOOD CELLS

PLATELETS PLASMA

Accident Victim 4-100 units    

Liver Transplant 10 units 2-6 units 20 units

Cancer & Leukemia Treatment

10-20 units for the

treatment course

10-50 units for the

treatment course

 

Heart Transplant

4-6 units    

Sickle Cell Anemia

10–15 periodically for severe complications

Open Heart Surgery

2-6 units 2-4 units 2-4 units

Bone Marrow Transplant

10-20 units for the

treatment course

10-50 units for the

treatment course

 

Severe Burns 8 units    

BLOOD BLOOD TYPETYPE

CAN GIVE TO:CAN GIVE TO:

O+ A+ B+ AB+ O+

O- ALL BLOOD TYPES, “UNIVERSAL DONOR”

A+ AB+ A+

A- A+ AB+ AB- A-

B+ AB+ B+

B- B+ AB+ AB- B-

AB+ AB+

AB- AB+ AB-

Blood Drives Needed

Even if you are unable to donate blood you can be a

hero by helping the Kentucky Blood Center!

Host or organize a blood drive!

Give blood between July 21st and Sept. 21st and you will be

eligible to win a

2009 Toyota Camry!

Must be 18 to win.

Celebrating 40 Years!

Only With You.