EXHIBIT 24.2

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Summary
Financial Information," "Selected Financial Information", and "Experts"
and to the use of our report dated May 15, 1996, except for Note 1, as to
which the date is November 13, 1996, in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form SB-2 No. 333-11723) and related Prospectus
of Global Med Technologies, Inc. dated January 17, 1997


                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
April 29, 1997