A specific informed consent should be taken for blood transfusion.

In its order in M. Chinnaiyan vs Sri Gokulam Hospital and Anr. on 25 September, 2006, III (2007) CPJ 228 NC, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that the consent of the patient is required for transfusion of blood. The NCDRC also observed: “A doctor who performs a medical procedure without having first furnished the patient with the information needed to obtain an informed consent will have infringed the patients right to control the course of her medical care, and will be liable in battery even though the procedure was performed with a high degree of skill and actually benefited the patient.”