That's not true. In fact, blood is usually transfused as packed red blood cells with most of the volume taken out. The red cells are what is needed to carry oxygen.
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Great!
Someone even more absolute than me!
I should have said " In nearly all cases
that I know of personally".
I hear what you are saying and, at the same time, in many cases, the *volume* is the issue, and unless someone has a blood platelet disorder, or other complicating factor, given time, one's body can produce new blood for itself.
I was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses (I am NOT part of this religion, I am using this a s a point of reference since they *never* permit blood transfusions) and I personally know many people who have received volume expanders instead of a blood transfusion, when the Doctor said that a tranfusion was the only option, even when it went AMA and they survived and thrived, much to the Doctor's dismay.
Personally, it is not religious reasons ( I have no "Religion" per se) that would make me seek alternatives first.
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