Whole blood contains red cells, white cells, and Platelets (~45% of volume) suspended in plasma (~55% of volume)

Red cells, or erythrocytes, carry oxygen from the lungs to your body’s tissue and take carbon dioxide back to your lungs to be exhaled

Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cell fragments in the blood whose main function is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding

Plasma is a fluid, composed of about 92% water, 7% vital proteins such as albumin, gamma globulin, anti- hemophilic factor, and other clotting factors, and 1% mineral salts, sugars, fats, hormones and vitamins

Cryoprecipitated Antihemophilic Factor (Cryo) is a portion of plasma rich in clotting factors, including Factor VIII and fibrinogen. It is prepared by freezing and then slowly thawing the frozen plasma