Status epilepticus with fever: how common is meningitis?

Kneen, Rachel

doi:10.1136/adc.2004.055442

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“…It can be concluded that, in Italy as well as in other countries, in the event of the refusal of blood transfusions for a child by his/her Jehovah’s Witness parents, safeguarding the health of the child must be the guiding criteria in the decision-making process: “consideration should be given to parental views and treatment moderated when possible but if conflict occurs, the child’s interests always come first” [ 3 ].…”

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Blood transfusion in children: the refusal of Jehovah’s Witness parents’

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AbstractIn Italy, both parents have parental responsibility; as a general principle they have the power to give or withhold consent to medical procedures on their children, including consent for blood transfusion; however these rights are not absolute and exist only to promote the welfare of children.MethodsThe Authors discuss ethical and legal framework for Jehovah’s Witness parents’ refusal of blood transfusion in Italy. They searched national judgments concerning Jehovah’s Witness parents’ refusal of blood transfusion – and related comments – in national legal databases and national legal journals, and literature on medical literature databases.ResultsIn the case of Jehovah’s Witness parents’ refusal of blood transfusion for their child, Italian Courts adopt measures that prevents the parents from exercise their parental responsibility not in the child’s best interest.DiscussionIn the event that refusal by the parents, outside of emergency situations, exposes the child’s health to serious risk, health workers must proceed by notifying the competent authority, according also to the Italian Code of Medical Ethics.ConclusionWhen the patient is a minor, the child’s best interest always come first.

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“…Courts throughout the western world recognize these parental rights, “but additionally recognize that these rights are not absolute and exist only to promote the welfare of children” [ 3 ].…”

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