Abstract:
The need for blood is constant in the medical field in order to save lives, as a number of medical
procedures, including most surgical interventions require blood transfusion, but despite all medical
and technological advancements, the only viable method available for acquiring blood is through
blood donations. Blood donation is a complex time consuming process to find donors who have
blood compatibility with patients. As procuring blood posthaste is crucial in life and death
situations, our goal is to present an android mobile application that will allow recipients to bridge
instant communication with the most apropriate donors forthwith. Our application will work to
provide information regarding a requested blood type, and number of available donors around the
location. Our aim is to provide an application that will benefit patients in critical situations where
there is urgent requirement of a specific blood type. Our platform will connect blood donors and
recipients in an effective manner. We intend to provide suggestions regarding the most suitable
donors based on blood type, and location, through the implementation of Haversine algorithm. The
main objective of this thesis was to create a search platform aimed to locate blood donors, and
bring donors and recipient in dire need of blood, to a common platform, so that it could later be
used as a medical assistance software.
