Distributing Pet Blood Geographically to Improve Pet Safety

The Pet Blood Bank

Most, if not all, Vets are linked to a Pet Blood Bank of varying sizes that provide Blood for all the different animals from Dogs to the unique oddities of the Alpaca herd Blood.

Most of these current symbiotic relationships between the Pet Blood Bank and the Vets are paper and logistically intensive. They are rarely digital and require the physical sending of Blood Units often via expensive express logistics all backed up with paper heavy processes.

Blood360 is a very powerful Blood Management tool that can help both the Vet and the Pet Blood Bank to become digital and more importantly efficient benefitting the animal patient.

Blood360 brings its powerful Remote Issue solution to the Pet Blood Bank allowing Stock Blood to be spread out to different Hubs around the supported area and released electronically when needed. This saves the late night call outs and the costly same-day logistics.

What is currently happening at the Pet Blood Bank?

Pet Blood Bank donor centres collect donated Blood from healthy Dogs over 25kg (United Kingdom)
Donor number is placed on the unit and it is then sent via Temperature Monitored transport courier to the Pet Blood Bank Hub
Units are then reconciled as soon as possible – often as early as 6am the next morning
Once reconciled they can be processed
Initially the units are placed in a Quarantine Fridge or Freezer until Screen Blood Tests have completed
The Pet Blood Bank provides Red Cells, Platelets, FFP and Cryo. It produces its own Platelets from a single bag and it is not pooled (UK)
Once the Blood Tests are back and screened by Vets the units can move from Quarantine into Stock for Supply
Many Pet Blood Bank’s have invested in a Donation Software System similar to that used by the NHSBT for Humans – but Microsoft XL or self developed systems are common

How does the Vet currently engage with the Pet Blood Bank?

Vets register with the Pet Blood Bank
Any Vet can request Blood 24/7 (UK)
Vets prepare a request to the Pet Blood Bank
Requests are checked against stock and Blood Type and Requirements are checked
Crossmatched Blood Units are sent to Vets via special Courier
Depending on the Vet and Stock the units will go out within 90 minutes or will go overnight
The packages are sent Temperature controlled and monitored
There is a varying acceptance procedures depending on the Vet and urgency
Normally the units are checked against dog and the delivery note and then placed into the Blood Fridge
Reception procedures are often paper based similar to the UK NHS Red Book
Little or no responsibility recording of who received the Blood Unit and what happened to it on arrival – little traceability
Don’t report if unit was used or any positive or negative reactions to unit

What are the current challenges for the modern Pet Blood Bank?

Stock is not recorded electronically for Vets to see
There is a Central Hub for Blood which is not distributed for speed or risk
Heavily Paper based and very manual process
Cold chain not recorded against Blood Unit record
Responsibility of Blood Unit not recorded for Traceability
Vet have no electronic view of Blood Units available
Requesting is manual
Requesting is not recording Blood Type which limits the ability to remotely issue a unit
Little visual recording of reception of Blood Unit
Little or no recording of outcome of the Blood Unit fate
Little Blood Unit Traceability and who handled the Blood Unit for storage and transfusion

How can Blood360 help?

Bring Human Blood Full Traceability to the Pet Blood Bank and Vet environment
Improve distribution and Stock availability with Remote Allocation of Units
Reduce the Emergency deliveries
Record Wastage of Blood Units
Record Fate of Unit
Improved Cold Chain with Blood360 Temperature Monitoring
View of Blood Handling within Vet Practice
Positive Pet ID at the bedside
Electronic Recording of previous Pet transfusions using neck RFID tag
Electronic Recording of Pet Adverse Reaction of Blood Transfusion

Blood360 becomes PetBlood360

What can PetBlood360 do to help?

“A true Hub & Spoke Solution for Pet Blood“

Electronic Inventory of Blood Available on the Cloud instantly upon arrival
Controlled Access and Recording of Blood In/Out of the Fridge whilst maintaining cold chain
Allows for countrywide distribution of Blood Stock (using 24/7 Vets)
All Fridges, Agitators and Freezers controlled by Blood360 smart locks
Couriers trained to access Blood fridge for Delivery
Blood360 Cold Chain records barcode and type of Cool-box and records temperature in transit to the Cloud
Option: Use Blood360 to book in pre-Screen Blood to Quarantine Fridges and print Blood Label with ISBT Blood Barcodes
Option: Integration into self developed Blood Management System
Electronic Inventory of Blood Available on the Cloud instantly
Vets can request Blood via the Blood360 web interface entering details of the Patient
Vets can also see all available stock in all locations
Pet Blood Bank staff can choose Blood to be allocated from their home via the web interface
Couriers are training to collect Blood and to attach the compatibility label to the Blood Unit
Couriers deliver the Blood to the Vets and the Vet books the Blood Unit into their fridge so cold chain is recorded and maintained
Vet can check the temperature sensor in the Cool-box to see if any breaches have happened
When ready for surgery and transfusion the Blood360 App will guide them through the process and a Fate of Unit message is sent to the Cloud for review by the Pet Blood Bank
At the end of transfusion, the Vet records it has completed successful or there has been a problem or reaction
As cold chain is maintained this Blood Unit if not used can go back into Stock and stay at the Vets as a pseudo–Blood Bank

What is Blood360 as used by Human Hospitals?

“Blood360 is a truly unique blood tracking system. At its core is a fully secure access and computerised audit, reporting and stock management solution – allowing for cross-matched issue, remote issue, tailored reporting and auditing, and transfusion management, patient observations monitoring and reporting with real time alerting and communication. Blood360 consists of a central Cloud Server (Hub) allowing for full communication between Pet Blood Banks, laboratories, devices and ward staff. Supplemented by next generation Blood360 kiosks providing controlled access to blood stock & issue refrigerators and the latest in healthcare standard mobile devices extending animal patient safety to the bedside.“

100% Paper-free sample collection.
Real-time reservation of Blood Units from the Pet Blood Bank and Lab System (LIS/ LIMS).
Supports Red Cells, Platelets, FFP, Cryo and Batch Products.
Temperature Monitoring in Fridge, Freezer and Transport Boxes.
Right Blood, Right Patient.
Storage of Blood Audit Data.
360 degree Vein to Vein Blood Tracking.
Powerful on-line Training System.
RFID Tag Support.
Positive Patient Identification.
Kiosk access control of ANY Fridge or Blood Container.

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