Clinical Ethics Committee Case 16: A request from an accident and emergency department – should we give our patient a blood transfusion?

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This case study has been developed from an exam question in medical ethics and law that was set for final-year medical students at the University of Southampton. Many thanks to Dr Anneke Lucassen for making this case available for discussion as a case study in Clinical Ethics

There are over 30 such committees throughout the UK. They were established in part to assist with incidents like this one and have a network of contacts, both members of the JW faith and doctors

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