International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS) Web Site: www.ijettcs.org Email: editor@ijettcs.org

Volume 6, Issue 5, September- October 2017 ISSN 2278-6856

Volume 6, Issue 5, September – October 2017 Page 149

Abstract: The aim of our project is to save lives of people by providing blood to them whenever required. Our project i.e Blood Donation Application using Android studio is developed so that users can view the information of nearby hospitals, blood banks and they can also receive blood from various donors, to monitor the blood groups database and to send the required blood during the need to our application users in case of emergencies. We are focusing on building a network of people who can help each other during an emergency. We have provided security for authenticated users as new users have to register according to their requirements and perspectives and existing users have to login. This application regularly updates the information about the donors and the administrator has complete access to the information about blood donation system. The application that we are developing requires an active internet connection, it helps to select the nearby hospital and donors instantly by tracing the user’s location using GPS, it provides the list of blood banks in the users area. We provide an alert system for accidents that occur off the cuff by using this feature, an ambulance will be sent to the users location and also a message will be sent to the users family and friends, which will let them know that the user has met with an accident without any wastage of time. Thus this application provides the required information quicker and also helps in giving the right treatment at the right time. Keywords: Blood donor, Android application, GPS location, Blood type.

1. INTRODUCTION It is estimated that our country has a blood deficit of between 30% and 35% every year. In a land of 1.2 billion people it's ridiculous to say we can't meet the requirement. "The problem is not insufficient number of donors, but finding a willing donor at the right time. We want to build a network of people who can help each other during an emergency.”. If someone needs blood, first of all he searches it within his family members, then nearest hospitals and blood banks. If they cannot manage blood in these ways, it is really hard for them to contact other people to collect blood in a short time. That is the problem we want to solve through our application. Instead of just providing people who need blood with an outdated list of regular donors who may or may not be available to help, Our application contacts the right people at the moment a user finds out about the need. Our Blood Donation Management System stores electronic information about the donors and organizations related to donating the blood[1]. What we aim for through this application, is that any person interested in donating blood can register

himself as donor. Moreover if any general consumer wants to make request to have blood online, he can also take the help of this system. The main objective of this app is to improve the communication between donors and users and create for them a platform where they can interact with respective hospitals and each other easily, while overcoming the deficiencies of existing

2. LITERATURE REVIEW Existing System This system has proposed an extended web platform to update the information regarding the donors, acceptor and patients. The administrator has access to the whole information about the blood bank management system..Researches at BBMI have defined blood as the most important element that sustains life. Blood has the capability to save innumerable lives across the world in a variety of situations. Their blood bank management information system offers functionalities to quick access to donor records collected from various parts of the country. They are also providing the efficient search for people who need blood in their respective city as soon as possible[2]. The application we present here provides necessary options to serve people on their emergency need making them free from worrying for blood by providing lot of donors at a single click. The options that are provided by this application are:

Donor registration and collection of blood. Blood requisition/issue User access Detailed database for donors Maintain and update unique donor identification Correlation and cross referencing between files Powerful search for donors by blood group, sex,

location, telephone number. Feature that allows the app to send various auto-SMS for alerting donor and reminding location and time security services to protect users information. Sending a Distress message to the nearest hospital as soon as an accident occurs to user(SOS Service).Thus, the above mentioned features provide a safe, secure and easy platform for blood donation and emergency services, while also overcoming the draw backs of the existing systems.

3. PROPOSED SYSTEM The application is an android application and will know where these clients are located and will notify them as soon as a request for a particular blood type is made. The application will have two different logins, one for the common man and another for the hospitals[3]. The

Android application for Blood Donation

Yash Chopda1, Nirmal Jain2, ShreyasNair3 , Ved Gindodia4

1,2,3,4Rizvi College Of Engineering (Bandra West), Mumbai

International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS) Web Site: www.ijettcs.org Email: editor@ijettcs.org

Volume 6, Issue 5, September- October 2017 ISSN 2278-6856

Volume 6, Issue 5, September – October 2017 Page 150

common man while registering will have enter personal details and some information as to whether he is ready to donate blood or not. It is not necessary for a user to donate blood in order to access the features of the application. While the hospitals, will receive distress requests and also requests for a particular type of blood. Also, the hospitals will have to update the quantity of each type of blood that they have. The application will have a SOS button through which the person, who is in need of blood or has met an accident, can use this button[4]. As soon as the user presses the button to notify an accident, the app will send a distress request to the nearest hospital and ask them to dispatch an ambulance to the location of the client or where the accident has occurred. If the client is registered with the application, then the app will also notify the hospital with the blood type of the client and later on save time by providing timely treatment[5]. The users once registered can also request for certain type of blood that they or their family member requires. If they request for the particular blood type, the application will provide the user with the nearest hospital that has that kind of the blood type, if there are no such hospitals, then a list of nearest individuals will be provided. The application will not only help the users acquire blood when in need but also calculate their ‘Body Mass Index’ and let them know about their

4. Conclusion The android application for blood donation can be used by a lot of people and will help a lot of different communities like the doctors, donors, receivers and other general public. The user can be a blood donor as well as a recipient, this user can use the features of the application. The goal of the application is to provide solution to the existing deficit of blood and will connect the donors and the receivers who need blood. The application will get continuous updates from the hospital regarding the quantity of blood available. This application will solve the current problem that the world is facing, and hence save a lot of lives. This is the solution that we have for the existing problem.

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AUTHOR 1. Yash Chopda is currently studying to complete his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering from Rizvi college of Engineering from the Computer engineering department. 2. Nirmal Jain is currently studying to complete his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering from Rizvi college of Engineering from the Computer engineering department. 3. Shreyas Nair is currently studying to complete his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering from Rizvi college of Engineering from the Computer engineering department. 4. Ved Gindodia is currently studying to complete his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering from Rizvi college of Engineering from the Computer engineering department.