According to their religious teachings and beliefs, most Jehovah's Witnesses will accept medical treatment unless it involves receiving
a. whole blood, packed red blood cells (RBCs), or blood products.
b. vasopressors.
c. Hespan.
d. intraoperative blood salvage.
A
The only limitation to the use of health care services by Jehovah's Witnesses is an important religious belief that the Bible forbids the ingestion of blood. This belief prohibits the use of whole blood, packed RBCs, plasma, WBCs, and platelets. Jehovah's Witnesses appreciate and will seek nonblood treatments for bleeding such as vasopressors, Hespan, intraoperative blood salvage, and MAST (medical antishock trousers).
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