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To: BraveMan

My condolences at the loss of your son. That is the worst thing that can ever happen to a parent. You helped a lot of people by donating those parts of his body that were able to be used.

Tissue damage due to loss of oxygen starts as soon as the heart stops. Because of this internal organs are only taken for donation from people who are brain dead but whose hearts are still working. If a person’s heart stopped at the time of injury - no matter the cause of death - the internal organs would not be acceptable for transplant unless they were removed and cooled rapidly. That is not going to happen at a motor vehicle accident scene.


92 posted on 07/15/2007 10:17:19 AM PDT by 43north (I hope we are around long enough to become a layer in the rocks of the future.)
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To: 43north

The US would do well to shift it’s focus from accident survivability to accident prevention. Its sad to think we need a multi-million dollar study by the NHTSA to figure this out . . .


104 posted on 07/15/2007 10:32:59 AM PDT by BraveMan
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To: 43north; BraveMan

Only have to wait a year for a nice, fresh kidney since its former owner wrecked his bike.”

Because of this internal organs are only taken for donation from people who are brain dead but whose hearts are still working.”

That is not going to happen at a motor vehicle accident scene.”

Keep talking. You’re proving yourself a liar.


218 posted on 07/15/2007 11:09:51 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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