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Appendix E: Sample Family Information Brochure
Pages 107-111

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... Becoming an Organ Donor Organ donation takes place only after life-sustaining treatment has been stopped, when the heartbeat and breathing have ceased, and death has been declared. Death is declared: 107
From page 108...
... These procedures are not part of the medical care of your loved one, and include: · Blood and other lab tests done to make sure your loved one meets the medical criteria for donation. · A tube called a catheter or cannula inserted into a large blood vessel.
From page 109...
... The doctor responsible for preserving and removing the organs will not be the same as the doctor who takes care of you loved one or the doctor who declares death. Death usually occurs soon after life-sustaining support is stopped, though sometimes it may take a few hours.
From page 110...
... · Have you given your written permission for organ and tissue donation? Information about Organ Transplantation About 20,000 organ transplants are done each year in the United States.
From page 111...
... Web site at www.organdonor.gov, or write to the Division of Transplantation, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, Parklawn Building, Room 4-81, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. This brochure is based on information in Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation: Medical and Ethical Issues in Procurement and Non-Heart-Beating Transplantation: Practice and Protocols, reports of the Institute of Medicine.


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