INTRODUCTION
The Jehovah’s Witness religion is a Christian movement with 6.3 million followers worldwide with 0.002% in India. This community does not accept blood or blood products based on their biblical teachings. This belief when compounded with a trauma scenario in India where there is alack of awareness of this community leads to creation of obstacles in their treatment plan along with legal, medical and ethical challenges for the health care provider1.
ABSTRACT
The awareness of the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witness’s in India is very poor. One of the fundamentals of their beliefs is prohibition of blood and blood product transfusions. This presents a very unique challenge especially when coupled with massive trauma and in other emergency …show more content…
Respect of religious beliefs and individual autonomy is of paramount importance in these individuals.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nishant, Kumari R. Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah's witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2014;7:215-21.
2. Lahiri R, Bhattacharya S. Pancreatic trauma. Ann R CollSurg Engl. 2013;95:241–245.
3. Boffard KD, Brooks AJ. Pancreatic trauma – injuries to the pancreas and pancreatic duct. Eur J Surg 2000; 166: 4–12
4. Bradley EL,Young PR, Chang MCetal.Diagnosis and initial management of blunt pancreatic trauma: guidelines from a multiinstitutional review. Ann Surg 1998; 227: 861–869.
5. Trzciński R, Kujawski R, Mik M, Berut M, DzikiŁ, Dziki A.Surgery in Jehovah;s Witnesses – our experience. Przegla̜dGastroenterologiczny. 2015;10(1):33-40.
6. Chand NK, Subramanya HB, Rao GV. Management of patients who refuse blood transfusion. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2014;58(5):658-664.
7. Chen J-Y, Scerbo M, Kramer G. A Review of Blood Substitutes: Examining The History, Clinical Trial Results, and Ethics of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers. Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
The Jehovah’s Witness religion is a Christian movement with 6.3 million followers worldwide with 0.002% in India. This community does not accept blood or blood products based on their biblical teachings. This belief when compounded with a trauma scenario in India where there is alack of awareness of this community leads to creation of obstacles in their treatment plan along with legal, medical and ethical challenges for the health care provider1.
ABSTRACT
The awareness of the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witness’s in India is very poor. One of the fundamentals of their beliefs is prohibition of blood and blood product transfusions. This presents a very unique challenge especially when coupled with massive trauma and in other emergency …show more content…
Respect of religious beliefs and individual autonomy is of paramount importance in these individuals.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nishant, Kumari R. Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah's witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2014;7:215-21.
2. Lahiri R, Bhattacharya S. Pancreatic trauma. Ann R CollSurg Engl. 2013;95:241–245.
3. Boffard KD, Brooks AJ. Pancreatic trauma – injuries to the pancreas and pancreatic duct. Eur J Surg 2000; 166: 4–12
4. Bradley EL,Young PR, Chang MCetal.Diagnosis and initial management of blunt pancreatic trauma: guidelines from a multiinstitutional review. Ann Surg 1998; 227: 861–869.
5. Trzciński R, Kujawski R, Mik M, Berut M, DzikiŁ, Dziki A.Surgery in Jehovah;s Witnesses – our experience. Przegla̜dGastroenterologiczny. 2015;10(1):33-40.
6. Chand NK, Subramanya HB, Rao GV. Management of patients who refuse blood transfusion. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2014;58(5):658-664.
7. Chen J-Y, Scerbo M, Kramer G. A Review of Blood Substitutes: Examining The History, Clinical Trial Results, and Ethics of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers. Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil).