Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent
The Jehovah′s Witness religion is a Christian movement, founded in the US in the 1870s, with 7 million followers worldwide with only 0.002% in India. There is minimal to complete absence of awareness about the existence of this community in our society. Astonishing is that fact that among medical pr...
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| description | The Jehovah′s Witness religion is a Christian movement, founded in the US in the 1870s, with 7 million followers worldwide with only 0.002% in India. There is minimal to complete absence of awareness about the existence of this community in our society. Astonishing is that fact that among medical professionals, there is almost no awareness about this unique population, regarding the fact that they completely refuse of blood transfusion even if it leads to their death. This is integral to their faith. Besides legal and ethical issues in treating these group of patients, the biggest challenge exist even in the western world is their management in trauma scenario where few options exist. We have discussed the issues and recommendations in management in trauma scenario in our Indian subcontinent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccda51be72c149edbd280f19142850e52022-12-21T18:55:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27002014-01-017321522110.4103/0974-2700.136868Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinentNishantRenu KumariThe Jehovah′s Witness religion is a Christian movement, founded in the US in the 1870s, with 7 million followers worldwide with only 0.002% in India. There is minimal to complete absence of awareness about the existence of this community in our society. Astonishing is that fact that among medical professionals, there is almost no awareness about this unique population, regarding the fact that they completely refuse of blood transfusion even if it leads to their death. This is integral to their faith. Besides legal and ethical issues in treating these group of patients, the biggest challenge exist even in the western world is their management in trauma scenario where few options exist. We have discussed the issues and recommendations in management in trauma scenario in our Indian subcontinent.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=3;spage=215;epage=221;aulast=Indian subcontinentJehovah′s Witnesssurgical managementtrauma |
| spellingShingle | Nishant Renu Kumari Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock Indian subcontinent Jehovah′s Witness surgical management trauma |
| title | Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent |
| title_full | Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent |
| title_fullStr | Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent |
| title_short | Surgical management in treatment of Jehovah′s witness in trauma surgery in Indian subcontinent |
| title_sort | surgical management in treatment of jehovah s witness in trauma surgery in indian subcontinent |
| topic | Indian subcontinent Jehovah′s Witness surgical management trauma |
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