Process Improvement and Documentation Tool for Emergent & Massive Transfusions
Maintain >0.75 ratios to improve survival1,2
Tracks blood across pre-hospital, ED, OR, ICU
Rapidly documents blood products into EMRs
Real-time visibility to blood bank
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Blood Navigator:
- Rapidly tracks blood product transfusions throughout the hospital
- Automatically documents to the EMR
- Provides a chronological record of massive transfusion protocol (MTP) events and actions for performance improvement reviews

Scanning bag barcodes with Blood Navigator system automatically logs blood product usage.
The Blood Navigator system includes:
✙ Blood Nav CDS proprietary software
✙ Rugged tablet with IV pole bracket
✙ Blood Nav handheld barcode scanner with IV pole holster
Improve communication during surgery and patient hand-offs:
- Achieve balanced transfusions
- Lower mortality rates
- Improve communication of blood product use between team members and during patient transfer
- Reduce blood product waste
- Identify potential errors
- Identify areas for improvement during reviews
Blood Navigator® and BloodNav are trademarks of Arcos, Inc.