Unvaccinated blood wasn’t available. Child has high risk surgery for blood transfusion. Parents consented to surgery. They didn’t have to until blood was bandied and available consistent with their beliefs. Child developed what appears to be acute postop anemia which is common in cardiac and thoracic surgery. Waiting would have likely been life threatening. Child got transfusion (and by the way that clot was colonized with MRSA suggesting it was around a long time before the transfusion or caused by infection.
Parents could have held surgery pending banked blood or refused transfusion once they consented to the surgery. The were fully informed. They alone has the ability to consent. Sorry. If there is blame. It’s on them. Sorry it’s uncomfortable for you.
And you know this how? And it would have taken how long to get some (willing donor available/test it).
Sorry. If there is blame. It’s on them. Sorry it’s uncomfortable for you.
Oh, I'm not uncomfortable. I'm disgusted at the blatant disregard of the doctor who, like you, probably thought he knew best and the parents were know nothing kooks.
#DamnCivilians
