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Organ Donation Process

1. The document outlines the process of organ donation, from a patient being admitted to the hospital with potential for organ donation to recovery of organs and support for donor families afterwards. 2. It explains key steps like referral of potential donors, evaluation by donation coordinators, obtaining authorization from families, matching donors and recipients, managing and preparing donor organs for transplant, and recovering organs. 3. Support continues for donor families through follow up on recipients and a donor family aftercare program.

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Organ Donation Process

1. The document outlines the process of organ donation, from a patient being admitted to the hospital with potential for organ donation to recovery of organs and support for donor families afterwards. 2. It explains key steps like referral of potential donors, evaluation by donation coordinators, obtaining authorization from families, matching donors and recipients, managing and preparing donor organs for transplant, and recovering organs. 3. Support continues for donor families through follow up on recipients and a donor family aftercare program.

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HOW ORGAN DONATION WORKS

1 Patient admitted to the hospital 2 Referral received hours


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To preserve potential for donation, all patients
meeting triggers must be referred within ONE HOUR:
Referral received by Clinical f
Resource Supervisor (CRS)

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Ventilator dependent patients with a neurological

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All vented referrals are received and
injury or non-survivable illness AND:

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evaluated at LS office by RNs/RTs/NREMT
Loss of two or more brain stem reflexes with extensive experience and training.
Once a referral is evaluated through medical

ission
Prior to ANY end-of-life conversation
record review and determined to meet certain
Anticipated withdraw of life-sustaining support triggers, staff may respond onsite for further
evaluation.
Family mentions donation or:
Cardiac death.

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Onsite response 4 Non-survivable injuries 3
ur Donation Coordinators (DCs), Patient appears brain dead or patient’s
Family Support Coordinators (FSCs),
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family begins end-of-life planning.


and CHCs respond onsite
DCs/FSCs/CHCs respond onsite, huddle with
hospital staff to determine donation potential,
and meet with family when appropriate.

5 LifeSource meets with family 6 Donation is auth


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LifeSource talks with the donor’s family If the person did not

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to discuss the donation process register as a donor during
their lifetime, their next of kin
is asked to make a decision
on their behalf

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Organ allocation 8 Hours 12-24 Donor management & evaluation 7
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DCs follow strict policies to DCs collaborate with Advanced Practice DCs (APDCs)
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most safely and appropriately match and CRS to determine which organs are suitable for transplant
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the donor with potential recipients


If a donor is declared BD, LS staff orders imaging, blood testing,
Once all applicable data has been gathered, it is entered
and medications to evaluate and optimize organ function. If patient
into an online database that matches donors with recipients
is a DCD candidate, hospital staff continues management, with
based on need, distance, and antigen matching.
LifeSource collaboration.

Lungs
Heart

Liver

9 10
Kidneys

Pancreas Intestine Recovery of organs Post recovery


Donor will be released to the FH or ME. If they wish, families receive a phone
call immediately post recovery with ages and genders of recipients and a letter
6 weeks later. Families also receive support through the Donor Family Aftercare
Program in the weeks, months and years following the death of their loved one.

www.life-source.org

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