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Bloody Mary - Bloodproducts on Blockchain

Last modified Oct 6, 2019

Getting the wrong blood type during a blood transfusion can cause life threatening complications on the patient. Currently, the risk of getting an inappropriate transfusion is with four in a million cases very low. However, ensuring a tamper proof supply chain from the donation of the blood until it's transfusion involves a highly complex and expensive process. 

 

Together with ChipCard Solutions, we are working on a blockchain-based infrastructure to ensure the itegrity of a blood product and to protect the life of patients. 

 

The key components of Bloody Mary are:

  1. A smart blood bag with an attached RFID tag
  2. A RFID-based patient identification bracelet
  3. A smart cabinet for blood products
  4. Blockchain-based logging service

 

Compatability table of blood transfusions

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion