Management of life-threatening epistaxis in a Jehovah's Witness.
The religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses forbid them to receive blood or blood products. We report a case of life-threatening epistaxis in a Jehovah's Witness, causing severe anaemia (Hb 2.7 g/dl). The successful management of this case and literature relating to this are discussed.
Stark
R D
RD
Department of Otolaryngology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.
Coatesworth
A P
AP
Tucker
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AG
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D016638:Critical Illness; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000379:methods; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D008875:Middle Aged; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology