The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness who died after refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds in 2019 has expressed anger after the church altered its longstanding opposition last week.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on ...

Blood #Emergency🎯 ConclusionDo not determine the trigger for starting a blood transfusion based on "PCV values alone." For acute hemorrhage, consider it if PCV < 20%, and for chronic anemia, consider ...

For a bleeding patient far from a hospital, the wait for compatible plasma can be the difference between life and death. The Food and Drug Administration has licensed the first freeze-dried plasma ...

More than 60,000 people in the U.S. bleed to death every year from traumatic events like car crashes or gunshot wounds, or other emergencies, including those related to pregnancy or gastrointestinal ...

When someone is traumatically injured, giving them blood products before they arrive at the hospital—such as at the scene or during emergency transport—can improve their likelihood of survival and ...

Whole-blood transfusion has recently gained favor in the management of severe hemorrhage; however, data from large clinical trials evaluating its clinical effectiveness and safety are lacking. We ...

Blood transfusion before arrival at a hospital reduces mortality from traumatic hemorrhage and shock. Whether transfusion with whole blood is more beneficial than transfusion with blood components is ...

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on 24 June. This year's theme is "20 years of celebrating donation: thank you, blood donors!". The 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day is an ...