{"id":6901,"date":"2020-11-12T15:59:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T10:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusioninformatics.com\/blog\/?p=6901"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T08:33:12","slug":"blockchain-benefits-in-blood-transfusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioninformatics.com\/blog\/blockchain-benefits-in-blood-transfusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockchain Benefits in Blood Transfusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Blockchain<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Blockchain technology<\/strong> is redefining the healthcare industry on a\nrapid scale. The industry is embracing Blockchain with open arms in the area\nthat proves vital in a patient\u2019s life \u2013 that\nof blood transfusion<\/em>. Right from the phase of blood donation involving\nvarious entities in the process, Blockchain is serving one purpose \u2013 ensuring that a patient gets safe blood<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood transfusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Human blood\nhas no substitute. It cannot be manufactured and is invaluable to one\u2019s life.\nBlood donation is common but what about blood transfusion? What are the stages\ninvolved in a blood bank system? Who all are the entities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In a nutshell, let\u2019s understand the concept\nfirst. A blood transfusion is a medical procedure that gives healthy blood to\nyou via an intravenous line (IV line) that is inserted in one of your blood\nvessels. All the safety measures are taken meticulously matching medical\nparameters. However, even a minutest of carelessness might cost a life. So,\nblood transfusions, being a common medical procedure, is one of the most\nchallenging ones that may save or take a patient’s life. The traceability and\naccountability of blood suffer when its travel span makes the donated blood\ntravel thousands of miles from donor to receiver. Chances are high that blood\nbecomes contaminated which can prove fatal to a patient\u2019s life. Thus, Blockchain supports the monitoring as\nwell as traceability parts from a donor to patients by providing a complete\ntransaction system history of each of the blood bottles through their unique\ntracking identities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blockchain Benefits <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. A smart blood chain system<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The system is a Blockchain application on a mobile phone that helps to mobilize blood donations from scratch to finish, i.e., involving various entities. Blockchain helps in the monitoring as well as traceability aspects from the original donor to the real-life patients. It records all transactions in the chain\u2013donor registration, collection of the sample, sample testing, its storage, its requisition, and finally the transfusion. Blockchain connects all<\/em><\/strong> the entities involved in the cycle of blood supply management \u2013 the donor, the test center, the blood bank, and finally the hospital.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Blood Supply Chain <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Blood donated travels a rather complex blood- supply chain network to reach the exact patients. Blood- units travel even thousands of miles and the purity of blood suffers due to various external forces. It may result in contamination. The main goal or objective of the Blockchain technology is to provide safe (without any contamination) blood to the patients concerned. This is possible by verifying different identities in the chain. Verifying identities ascertain its expiry date, thereby making Blockchain a trusted technology in the area of blood transfusion. Thus, the quality of blood can be assessed by just knowing any node in the chain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Vein to vein, blood  monitoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

 Blockchain does encoding of data in a very\nsecure and transparent way. It adds security and visibility to the entire blood\nsupply management chain. The details of\nthe respective identities, about the blood, are taken at various key points \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n