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How long after a donor dies can the organs still be used?
An cadaverous organ donor can either be a "heart-beating donor" (aka, brain dead) or a "non-heart beating donor". Those in the first category have suffered a severe head injury, meaning they will never regain consciousness or recover, but their heart is still pumping blood around their body. Whereas those in the other group have suffered some event which has stopped their heart - e.g a sudden cardiac arrest. Those in the "non-heart beating donor" category are never used for heart transplants, since their heart has been the cause of their death; their heart does not work. Only those in the "heart-beating donor" category are used for heart transplants; in these donors, the heart does not stop beating until it is removed from their body - the heart is not "dead" as such, but the donor is brain dead so has no use for a functioning heart. And just because the heart ceases to beat when outside of the body does not mean it is "dead". Possibly your question should be "how long do you get between harvesting a heart for transplant until it becomes unusable?", since using a "dead" heart for a transplant would be utterly pointless. However, if that was your question, you get around 4-5 hours.
What is the procedure for hair transplants?
One will find the procedure for hair transplants to be quite long. First, local anesthesia is injected into the donor. Afterwards, the donor strip is removed, which can take around forty-five minutes. Then hair and metal will be transplanted.
What is a removed heart's heart rate?
When a heart is removed, it will stop beating as soon as the blood supply is lost. If you can overcome that barrier, it will continue as long as nutrients and oxygen are supplied. If you are going to send it out for transplant, it will be exposed to very cold temperatures and that will cause it to stop as well.
How readily is non-heart-beating-donation used?
Non-heart beating donation is used where possible, but the problem is as soon as the donor's heart stops beating, the organs deteriorate within their body. ( Obviously, NHBD is never used for heart transplants.) Usually kidneys can be transplanted from NHB donor's, however the donor needs to be injected with a preserving solution within minutes of the donor's heart stopping beating. (This usually means doing it before consent for organ donation has been obtained). This essentially means that the donor must die in a hospital and be treated by doctors with some foresight. Clearly, sometimes the odds of this happening are quite small, hence the low numbers of NHB donors. NHB donors pretty much have to die in a hospital, otherwise it can be quite tricky to assess how long they have been dead for, and how much the organs have deteriorate in that time. The conditions for a NHB donor to successfully donate organs are quite limiting, otherwise they would be used far more readily.
Why does fish stink?
as you observe that when human die they stink when kept for a long time they don't stink if their organs are removed or they are dipped in salt water, it is same for fishes too.
How long can cans of root beer be kept before they aren't drinkable?
If the cap is sealed it will keep for years. Once the cap is removed it will keep it's fizz for about a week.
How long can a person be kept on life support and does death eventually occur regardless of whether or not the heart beats and lungs get filled and emptied?
If a feeding tube is inserted to feed the person and they are kept on a ventilator a person can live indefinitely. If the heart is not beating and the lungs not being filled with air death will occur in minutes.
How long has World Blood Donor day been celebrated for?
20 years
How long can the CPU kept on?
It is suggested not to leave it on over night, but it can be kept on for as long as you want.
Can a person survive for a time on life support if the heart has been removed for organ donation?
As long as a machine is pumping blood throughout the body I don't see why not.
If a donor recipient dies can the organ be re used?
Usually the donor's transplanted organ is not transplanted again - it puts a lot of stress on the organ. And depending on how long the donor recipient has been on immuno-suppression for, some of the other organs may not be used (it can affect the kidneys a lot).
How long must the medical records be kept by the employer?
Employee medical records must be kept by employers for how long?
