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RFID in Blood Banking and Transfusion Services
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2. Why Blood Banking? Why RFID?
High value, high volume
Blood products are always in demand, and their high numbers present logistical challenges
Health and safety
Errors in blood banking and transfusion lead to debilitating diseases, even death
Optical methods = errors
Common optical methods of identification, including bar-coding, are often difficult to scan, and frequently misread
RFID, the right technology
Functions actively with software, and provides traceability, authentication, and tracking features not available in current systems
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3. Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Rules-Based Software – An Electronic Supervisor
Regulates process flow
Guides the user step-by step through various procedures
Alerts the user to conflicts/errors
If the user incorrectly proceeds or ignores a command
Manages information transfer between hardware and software
Updates database and selectively delegates data
Built-in authentication
Highly secure
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4. Traceability – Tracking Who, When, and Where
Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Traceability – Tracking Who, When, and Where
Detects sources of errors
Enables an auditor to examine how and why errors occur
Memory archiving
Identifies the individuals who have handled the product, and the locations the product has traveled
Time and date stamping
Provides history of work flow, monitors product expiration, reveals bottlenecks in processing
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5. Authentication – Security and Protection
Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Authentication – Security and Protection
Restricted access
Reserved to technicians carrying proper identification
Accountability
Technicians must review their contributions and confirm authenticity before submitting work
Data integrity
In contrast to magnetic-stripe information coding, chip data is not erased or scrambled by magnetic fields
For SMT, by SMT
RFID chips work only with proprietary software and proprietary readers/writers, and vice versa
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6. Versatile Tracking – Efficiency & Responsiveness
Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Versatile Tracking – Efficiency & Responsiveness
Short range, long range
Dual RFID - high frequency for security and storage, ultra high frequency for inventory and administration
Non-line of sight tracking
Free orientation of product through reader, and processing of multiple samples at once
Productivity
Provides real-time inventory status, and positional information for re-access
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7. Sample Donation Procedure
A Three Phase Process
Prescreening
Collecting info, validation, issuing RFID card and wristband
Bio-Screening
Measuring hemoglobin level, updating RFID card and wristband, qualifying the donor
Donation
Doing cross-checks, obtaining blood, preparing test samples, finalizing the donation
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8. Sample Donation Procedure
System Components
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9. Sample Donation Procedure: Pre-Screening
I. Donor enters the donation center
II. Pre-screening technician present at donation center uses RFID-equipped ID card to obtain software clearance, and to time/date stamp the task of screening the donor
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10. Sample Donation Procedure: Pre-Screening
III. Donor provides basic information, conducts donor questionnaire, and electronically signs donor consent form
IV. Donor is issued an RFID-equipped ID card, which records the donor’s identifying information, as well as donation history
Donor is also issued an RFID-equipped wristband which similarly identifies the donor, and provides clearance in the next stages of donation
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11. Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
V. Bio-screening technician uses RFID equipped ID card to obtain software clearance, and to time/date stamp the task of measuring the donor’s blood hemoglobin level
VI. Donor’s wristband provides the necessary clearance, unlocking subsequent windows in the software interface
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12. Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
VII. Bio-screening technician obtains small sample of donor’s blood in order to determine the donor’s hemoglobin level
VIII. Bio-screening technician determines donor suitability on-site
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13. Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
IX. Bio-screening technician transmits blood hemoglobin testing result to donor wristband
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14. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
X. Donation technician uses RFID equipped ID card to obtain software clearance, and to time/date stamp the task of performing the donation
XI. Donation technician scans donor wristband to verify completion of pre screening and bio-screening procedures
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15. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XII. Donation technician obtains RFID equipped blood bag and transmits pertinent donor information and handling record archived on the system memory
XII. Portable label printer creates eye readable blood donation label containing information relevant to the donation procedure (e.g. collection date, donor center ID#, expiration)
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16. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The venipuncture
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17. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XIV. The donation technician obtains RFID-equipped pilot test tube samples and collects the donor’s blood for testing, then conveys pertinent donor information to the test tubes in order to link the blood bag to the samples
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18. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The donation technician utilizes their RFID-equipped ID card to verify that collection of the blood unit and pilot samples has proceeded via established protocols
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19. Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The donation technician uses the donor’s RFID-equipped ID card to update the donation history, and to record a successful donation
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20. SMT’s Reference Material
More than 1000 pages of procedures, guidelines and reference material
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Thank You
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