How does organ donation work after a car accident?

Having worked in the Neurosurgery department for nearly two years, I think I am in a rather good position to explain to you how this works. read more

In case of eye and skin, the donation can happen even after the heart stops but for all practical purposes, donation of other organs like heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and bowel can happen only if the heart is beating. read more

Surgical Recovery of Organs and Tissues. After the surgical teams arrive, the donor is taken to the operating room. Organs and tissues are recovered from the donor. Tissue recoveries such as bone, cornea and skin occur following the organ recoveries. The appearance of the donor is not affected, and open-casket funerals are still possible. read more

In most cases, people who are evaluated for organ donation have suffered fatal head injuries resulting from a car accident, stroke or a brain aneurysm. A person is not evaluated for organ donation until all life saving measures have been attempted. read more