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Jehovah's Witness Refusing Transfusion

MMIMedium
Ethics · 6 minSelf-marked
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Jehovah's Witness Refusing Transfusion

A Jehovah's Witness patient is haemorrhaging and refuses a life-saving blood transfusion. What do you do?

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What if the patient is unconscious and you don't know their wishes?

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What if the patient is a child?

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How would you handle the family?

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Resources & frameworks
  • Four pillars: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice.
  • Name the conflict → weigh both sides → gather more info → safe, patient-centred action.
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Ethical Awareness

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Weighs autonomy and beneficence

Law Knowledge

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Understands advance decisions and parental authority limits

Communication

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Handles a delicate family dynamic

Empathy

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Respects belief

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