Notes on blood transfusions.

 

 

Now the blood loss myths.Transfusion of blood is not necessary.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831181/

https://www.mlo-online.com/the-bloody-truth-10-facts-about-blood-transfusions-everyone-should-know.php

Blood transfusions do more harm then good.

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-7-38

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/blood_transfusions_still_overused_and_may_do_more_harm_than_good_in_some_patients

http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001665

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29159367

Transfusion has been shown to increase mortality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12243637

The more blood transfused the worse the outcome.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14707558

There are many risk involved in blood transfutions.

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/bt/risks

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2657377?resultClick=24

Many methods of preventing  blood loss have been developed and used on Jehovah’s Witnesses who do not believe in receiving blood transfusions.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5392872/

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/432650-treatment

We know how our body reacts to foreign DNA. When given a blood transfusion that person DNA can remain in the body for up to a year.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/how-does-blood-transfusion-change-your-body-and-dna-404941

Jehovah’s Witnesses have a good article on alternatives to blood transfutions.

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/blood/quality-alternatives-to-transfusion/