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Who requests organ donation?

The transplant network (CTDN), not hospital staff

Hospital duty for donation?

Notify the network of imminent or actual deaths

Organ vs. tissue donation?

Organ = client on a ventilator; tissue = client not on a ventilator

Tissue donation examples?

Eyes, bone, connective tissue, heart valves, veins

People waiting for transplants as of (11/29/22)?

105,484

Most needed organ?

Kidney (90,483 waiting in 2021)

When is an autopsy done?

Unknown cause or unexpected death during or after a procedure; may be needed in a coroner's case

Coroner's case examples?

Unclear cause, death after a procedure, within 24 hours of restraints, sudden or violent, no physician in 20 days, contagious disease

Nursing action in a coroner's case?

Notify the coroner; leave body and personal effects unchanged until released