Court orders transfusion

September 17, 2008

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A woman who refused blood transfusions after attempting suicide was treated in hospital by direction of the High Court. Mr Justice Daniel O’Keeffe heard that the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was recovering following treatment in a Dublin hospital.

Ms Eileen Barrington, counsel for the Health Service Executive (HSE), said the court, in a late sitting on Friday last, had authorised staff at the hospital where she was being treated to administer all medically appropriate treatment. This included liberty to transfuse up to four litres of blood if necessary to safeguard her life, health and general welfare.

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