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This article reviews why certain patients decline blood transfusions, the various options for the treatment of severe anemia, how to prepare for surgery patients who decline blood products, and the emergency treatment of severe bleeding in these patients.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, with respect to blood and blood products. Jehovah’s Witness scripture and teachings preclude transfusion of whole blood or its major components. These texts regard donor-derived blood transfusion (whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma) as contrary to scriptural commands.
Jehovah's Witnesses base their religious beliefs on a strict literal interpretation of the Bible and hold that eternal life may be forfeited if they do not exactly follow biblical commands. The determination that blood transfusions were a violation of God's law was made in 1945 and is primarily based on the following three biblical passages [19]:
Blood brochure (hb) Title Page/Publishers’ Page. Contents. Foreword. Blood—Vital for Life. Blood Transfusions—How Safe? Quality Alternatives to Transfusion. You Have the Right to Choose. The Blood That Really Saves Lives. Jehovah’s Witnesses—The Surgical/Ethical Challenge. Blood: Whose Choice and Whose Conscience?
20 Δεκ 2018 · Jehovah’s witness beliefs about blood. The majority of Jehovah’s Witness patients will not accept transfusions of whole blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets or plasma. 1 This is based on an interpretation of passages in the Bible that prohibit consumption of blood.
Background and objectives: Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) reject the transfusion of blood components based on their religious beliefs, even if they are in danger of harm or death.
