by insearchoftruth 15 Replies latest watchtower medical
I know very little about medicine, but from the reading I have done on this and other boards, I understand that the matter of conscience to allow blood fractions has most likely saved many lives.
Very few tranfusions done today are whole blood, but I don't know how many. Was wondering if anyone here knows what portion of transfusions that take place are not allowed.
No transfusions are done of whole blood, once blood is collected it is separated right away for storage purposes. This has been the case since 1935. Even if someone received all the components of blood chances are they wouldn't be from the same donor just the same type of blood.
Thanks Tuesday.....
I guess what I am wondering, maybe I will state it better this time, is what medical practices today regarding blood transfusions would not be allowed as a matter of conscience, and if there are practices not allowed, how common are these practices.
Not sure if I am asking my question correctly or not?
Well a regular blood transfusion isn't allowed, however fractions of that blood transfusion are allowed. The literature leads people to believe that a blood transfusion is made up of whole blood, which it isn't. If someone is just explained what a transfusion actually is, then their argument as to not get one goes away.
Like insearchoftruth, I also have been wondering what specific medical practices would not 'be allowed'. For example, would an exchange transfusion for a new born with an "unresponding to other treatments" case of severe jaundice, be allowed?
Hoping4change, you stated the question much better than I, an example really helps!
Blood & Related Components/Fractions
Whole blood = Forbidden
Packed Red Cells = Forbidden
Washed Red Cells = Forbidden
Leukocyte reduded Red Cells = Forbidden
Donor Leukocyte transfusion = Forbidden
Plasma w/ Platelets = Forbidden
Whole Plasma = Forbidden
SD Plasma = ???
IgG (gamma globulin) = Allowed (Transfusion or injection)
Clotting factors = Allowed
Rhogam & Winrho = Allowd
Polymerized hemoglobin = Allowed
5% & 10% Albumin solution = Allowed (Transfusion)
Post exposure serums and antitoxins (IgG) = Allowed
Interleukin solutions = Allowed
Peripheral Stem Cells = Allowed
Donor Bone marrow = Allowed
Albumin as adjuvant or excipient = Allowed
Procedures
Predonation = Forbidden
Autologous Transfusion = Forbidden
Heart/Lung machine = Allowed
Kidney Dialysis = Allowed
Hemodilutoin = Allowed
Apherisis = Allowed
Blood Patch = Allowed
Cell Saver / Blood Salvage = Allowed
Reinfusion after testing = Allowed
TD - is that list from an official WT doc (confidential or otherwise)? Any chance that they have produced/published such a document available to HLC members?
Crazy doctrine......abstain from blood?? Hypocites!
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