Blood, with fractions allowed, what 'transfusions' are prohibited

I know very little about medicine, but from the reading I have done on this and other boards, I understand that the matter of conscience to allow blood fractions has most likely saved many lives.

Very few tranfusions done today are whole blood, but I don't know how many.  Was wondering if anyone here knows what portion of transfusions that take place are not allowed.

No transfusions are done of whole blood, once blood is collected it is separated right away for storage purposes.  This has been the case since 1935.  Even if someone received all the components of blood chances are they wouldn't be from the same donor just the same type of blood.

Thanks Tuesday.....

I guess what I am wondering, maybe I will state it better this time, is what medical practices today regarding blood transfusions would not be allowed as a matter of conscience, and if there are practices not allowed, how common are these practices.

Not sure if I am asking my question correctly or not?

Well a regular blood transfusion isn't allowed, however fractions of that blood transfusion are allowed.  The literature leads people to believe that a blood transfusion is made up of whole blood, which it isn't.  If someone is just explained what a transfusion actually is, then their argument as to not get one goes away.

     Like insearchoftruth, I also have been wondering what specific medical practices would not 'be allowed'.  For example, would an exchange transfusion for a new born with an "unresponding to other treatments" case of severe jaundice, be allowed?

Hoping4change, you stated the question much better than I, an example really helps!

Blood & Related Components/Fractions

Whole blood = Forbidden

Packed Red Cells = Forbidden

Washed Red Cells = Forbidden

Leukocyte reduded Red Cells = Forbidden

Donor Leukocyte transfusion = Forbidden

Plasma w/ Platelets = Forbidden

Whole Plasma = Forbidden

SD Plasma = ???

IgG (gamma globulin) = Allowed (Transfusion or injection)

Clotting factors = Allowed

Rhogam & Winrho = Allowd

Polymerized hemoglobin = Allowed

5% & 10% Albumin solution = Allowed (Transfusion)

Post exposure serums and antitoxins (IgG)  = Allowed

Interleukin solutions = Allowed

Peripheral Stem Cells = Allowed

Donor Bone marrow = Allowed

Albumin as adjuvant or excipient = Allowed

Procedures

Predonation = Forbidden

Autologous Transfusion = Forbidden

Heart/Lung machine = Allowed

Kidney Dialysis = Allowed

Hemodilutoin = Allowed

Apherisis = Allowed

Blood Patch = Allowed

Cell Saver / Blood Salvage = Allowed

Reinfusion after testing = Allowed

TD - is that list from an official WT doc (confidential or otherwise)?  Any chance that they have produced/published such a document available to HLC members?

Crazy doctrine......abstain from blood??  Hypocites!

btt

The list above is based on the current DPA forms, articles in medical literature and The Watchtower  I'm sure there's a comprehensive single-source list somewhere, but not being a JW, I don't have access to it.

--I can give a reference though if something on this list is in question

Read your bible, and make up your own mind. While you do that, know that blood is a tissue and the body doesn't "eat it" when you get a transfusion. Moreover, Jesus condemned the Pharisees for violating their sabbath law restrictions to save property, but were pissed when someone got healed on the sabbath. JW's violate the value of Jesus shed blood by elevating a tissue above a human life.

...You're preaching to the choir 

Read your bible, and make up your own mind

I think the point of this thread was missed with this comment.  It's not a question of what the bible says or one's belief, the questions are related to trying to figure out exactly what specific procedures would be considered a 'conscience' matter and which ones would be viewed as 'prohibited' by current JW thinking.

I don't know percentages, but a high percentage of transfusions are still not allowed under current Watchtower blood doctrine. Forbidden are

• whole blood
• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• platelets
• plasma

Though whole blood is rarely transfused, the major components such as red blood cells form a large portion of total transfusions. 

TD,

I believe they also allow the storage of cord blood, for possible stem cell harvest at a later date.