EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE ON SELECTED BLOOD SHIPPING CONTAINERS

Abstract

The relationship between temperature holding capacity of each type of box versus time shows that the standard cardboard box with insulating plastic insert is three times more effective than the uninsulated standard container. Also, the presence of unmelted ice within the shipping container cannot be considered a reliable sign of safe blood temperature. Thus, it would be more practical and safer to measure the temperature of the blood in the box than to rely on the amount of unmelted ice as a guide to blood usability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 1969
Accession Number
AD0692281

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Shields
  • Dailey W. Mcpeak
  • Frank R. Camp Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Boxes
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Containers
  • Cushioning
  • Insulation
  • Land Transportation
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Containers
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems