Company | Jehovah’s Witnesses: Health professionals testify about the refusal of blood transfusion

2023-08-31 05:12:35

“Let things be clear: we never agree not to transfuse a child who needs it”, assures Professor Fabrice Michel, head of pediatric intensive care at La Timone. In the event of a vital emergency, this cannot be discussed. For other situations, a compromise is sometimes found with the family. Professor Michel reports “the case of a child who we agreed to operate on twice instead of once, to limit the risk of having to resort to a transfusion. This caused debate in the team because two major operations for a young child, it’s obviously more risky.” “We mightn’t let her bleed out!” Christel* was an anesthetist and was faced with categorical refusals. “When I was working in the emergency room and it was necessary

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