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Delays in blood transfusion are responsible for;
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About ¼ of deaths due to PPH, a leading cause of maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality rate of up to 52% in severely anemic children not transfused within 8hrs of admission
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Significant mortality and morbidity for a substantial proportion of trauma victims.
Are some of these delays avoidable? According to our primary and secondary research, YES i.e.,
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Health facilities use less reliable methods to monitor blood inventory coupled with untimely placement of blood orders.
Inappropriate blood transfusions to 55.5% of anemic children who receive 50% of blood collected in Uganda.
How is the Blood Alarm System avoiding these delays?
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Providing real time data about hospital blood inventories and automatically sending notifications about impending blood stockouts to concerned stakeholders enabling them to easily and timely place blood orders.
Guiding clinical decision-making in the context of blood transfusions and promptly disseminating information regarding impediments to appropriate blood use to relevant stakeholders.
Why the Blood Alarm System?
Developed in close consultation with the intended users
Meet our simple IoT device that transforms an ordinary blood refrigerator into a smart one
Schematic Overview
