Jinsei Designing for blood donation and testing during the initial 24hours when a natural disaster strikes.

Occurence of Natural DisastersThe Competition

For this competition, DESIGN 21 wants designers to focus on long-term planning for disaster relief, recovery and rebuilding. Participants are asked to develop a design solution to a known or imagined problem or issue.

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Occurence of Natural Disasters

Disasters can happen anywhere and at anytime. The map on the right depicts the amount of disasters that occured in 2007 alone. The preparedness of a country is crucial. This project focuses on the preperation of hospitals for the first 24 hours of a disaster.

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Disaster Strikes

Victims pour into hospitals

Lacerations, wounds, amputaitons

Require blood transfusions during surgery

Blood Banks have insufficient supplies

Donor centers are created in local areas

Faulted donor screening / Testing process is to long

Transfused blood is tainted / Arrives to late

Unnecessary lives are lost

Lack of supplies and personnel

Mind Mapping

The mind map on the left shows one scenario that was mapped out aftrer researching case studies from the recent Haiti and Pakistan Earthquakes, as well as the Tsunami in Sri Lanka. A further analysis was taken into the last two steps of the process.

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$To test blood to be approved for transfusion

Blood is tested fot syphillis, HIV, and Hepatitis 1 and 2 to be approved for donation.

24 hours

23,000 Units discarded during the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005.

4 Tests

X2 300,000 Cost of labor, test materials, and computer and quality assurance systems needed to manage the data generated from a disaster.

Injured from wounds requiring blood transfusions in Sri Lanka tsunami during initial impact.

The Facts

The graphic on the right shows the most prevelant aspects and issues with the use of blood supplies during a disaster. A further analysis of the testing, use and cost of the procedure was moved into the next phases.

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Place bar codes on bag and all the different vials.

Prep the patient to have blood drawn.

Insert each vial through the tubeshield and draw blood. Repeat four times.

Attach each tube to the blood bag to be taken to the lab for testing.

Blood is tested in the lab

Takes about 8 to 24 hours to clear blood for transport. After this it is sent to where it is needed.

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Take kit out of box. Includes a pipette, test, and lancet.

Use lancet to prick finger.

Use pipette to draw blood form the prick and place in well designated for blood. leave flat and wait 20 minutes

Use second well to read results. Usually indicated by color or lines.

Design opportunity

Todays Process

Rapid Screen Testing

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Currently, the blood testing process is not sufficient enough to meet the needs during a natural disaster. My goal is to design a faster way to test donated blood for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Syphillis.

This would allow blood units to reach the disaster site faster and save more lives.

Project Statement

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Concept Development: Phase I

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Concept Development: Phase II

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Final Form and Details

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Extract

Pull

Grip and Seal

4 tests

Materials

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Silicone coated rubber top

Silicone coated rubber top

Thermoplastic PVC

ABS plastic (red)

ABS plastic (white)

ABS plastic (grey)

Rubber (black)

Use

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Preperation

1 Place bar code on top of cap that corresponds with bag.

2 Untwist the top part of the cap in order to apply reagents.

3 Place reagents into each tube and place back top.

4 Place finger inside plunger handle and pull back to create pressure.

Use

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5 One way valves open when pushed inwards, allowing plunger to enter.

6 After removal of plunger the valves shut, creating pressure inside the tube. This creates a vacuum.

7 Plug tube into tubeshield and allow blood to be drawn in four chambers.

8 Set down for twenty minutes and allow color change. Each test has its own color that a technician can read and give positive or negative.

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Drawing Blood

Simple and intuitive to use and will fit in already established equipment.

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Jinsei

Jinsei is the japanese word for life. By re-thinking the blood testing process, Jinsei brings life to people in disasters that need blood transfusions in a short window of time.

Thankyou for your time

“Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.” - Osbert Sitwell

Ayan Bhandari :: Virginia Tech Industrial Design :: Spring 2011