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Has the medical profession at last woke up to the dangers of blood transfusion? - Acts 15: 20, 29
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This is a trailer for a major new TV documentary scheduled
for release in the spring of 2012 called: Media URL: http://youtu.be/h1rCBcJut9c
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for release in the spring of 2012 called: Media URL: http://youtu.be/h1rCBcJut9c
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Several years back, before we had the specialist machines that we have now that re-cycle a patients blood we had a man (JW) come to Theatre for a ruptured triple AAA (aneurysm).
He can't have been too devout though because prior to surgery, when all the possible complications were pointed out to him he suddenly decided to consent to blood transfusion.
That decision undoubtedly saved and prolonged his life.
He can't have been too devout though because prior to surgery, when all the possible complications were pointed out to him he suddenly decided to consent to blood transfusion.
That decision undoubtedly saved and prolonged his life.
It's an utterly disingenuous question OP.
Some people who appear in that trailer seem to be clinical experts in transfusion management, which is a different matter entirely from being opposed to it in principal as dangerous.
And rather shoots that arguement down in flames IMO. Make your own decision for yourself, not with others' lives
Some people who appear in that trailer seem to be clinical experts in transfusion management, which is a different matter entirely from being opposed to it in principal as dangerous.
And rather shoots that arguement down in flames IMO. Make your own decision for yourself, not with others' lives
No medical or surgical procedure is risk free (not even the famous "take two ibuprofen and monitor the situation").
But, on the balance of probablilities, transfusion is pretty safe for most people in most circumstances.
I'd be long since dead without a transfusion I needed during an operation when I was 17, I've done my best since then to give back more than I was given.
But, on the balance of probablilities, transfusion is pretty safe for most people in most circumstances.
I'd be long since dead without a transfusion I needed during an operation when I was 17, I've done my best since then to give back more than I was given.
FAO sandyRoe:
From wiki,
In some countries, including Canada and the UK, a parent or guardian's decision can be legally overruled by medical staff. In this case, medical staff may act without consent, by obtaining a court order in a non-emergency situation, or without such an order in an emergency.[citation needed] In Japan, a doctor must respect the wish of an adult but can override the wishes of a child and its parents if the child is under 15. If a child is aged 15 to 17, a doctor will not perform a transfusion if the parents and the child refuse the transfusion. If a child aged from 15 to 17 objects to a transfusion but the parents demand the transfusion, then a doctor can override the child's wish.[citation needed] In the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that in cases of "an imminent threat to a child's life", physicians in some cases may "intervene over parental objections".[32]
From wiki,
In some countries, including Canada and the UK, a parent or guardian's decision can be legally overruled by medical staff. In this case, medical staff may act without consent, by obtaining a court order in a non-emergency situation, or without such an order in an emergency.[citation needed] In Japan, a doctor must respect the wish of an adult but can override the wishes of a child and its parents if the child is under 15. If a child is aged 15 to 17, a doctor will not perform a transfusion if the parents and the child refuse the transfusion. If a child aged from 15 to 17 objects to a transfusion but the parents demand the transfusion, then a doctor can override the child's wish.[citation needed] In the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that in cases of "an imminent threat to a child's life", physicians in some cases may "intervene over parental objections".[32]
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