BLISS: a computer program for the protection of blood donors. Technical report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6884937

Catsimpoolas, N; Cooke, C; Valeri, C R

A BASIC program has been developed for the Hewlett-Packard Model 9845 desk-top computer which allows the creation of blood donor files for subsequent retrieval, update, and correction. A similar modified version was developed for hte HP 9835 Model. This software system has been called BLISS which stands for Blood Information and Security System. In addition to its function as a file management system, BLISS provides warnings before a donation is performed to protect the donor from excessive exposure to radioactivity and DMSO levels, from too frequent of donations of blood, and from adverse reactions. The program can also be used to select donors who have participated in specific studies and to list the experimental details which have been stored in the file. The BLISS system has been actively utilized at the Naval Blood Research Laboratory in Boston and contains the files of over 750 donors.

• Research Organization: Boston Univ., MA (USA). School of Medicine
• OSTI ID: 6884937
• Report Number(s): AD-A-140456/5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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