tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post574213294137770581..comments2023-07-09T07:24:14.389-04:00Comments on donorcycle: All Death is Brain DeathShighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931443064683608149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-91042839431266320552007-05-30T22:33:00.000-04:002007-05-30T22:33:00.000-04:00Death is death but it is just different criteria t...Death is death but it is just different criteria that is used.<BR/><BR/>Death by neurological criteria or by cardiac criteria but note it is death. <BR/><BR/>In Australia there are very strict guidelines on who can declare death using neurological criteria but you still get the very occassional person saying that the person is brain dead without applying the criteria. <BR/><BR/><BR/>That is very annoying and potentially very damaging. <BR/><BR/>I am glad that everybody is outraged about the Dutch reality show. It appears the live donor has an inoperable brain tumour and I am very worried about the potential recipients, has any matching been carried out, and what type of tumour is it?<BR/><BR/>A very big concern<BR/><BR/>Denyse - AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-6550513170800120572007-05-28T19:43:00.000-04:002007-05-28T19:43:00.000-04:00Wow, Jaime and anonymous, thanks for your kind wor...Wow, Jaime and anonymous, thanks for your kind words. I'm sure you will both be great as TC's. And thanks for proving me wrong about people who post as "anonymous" :) I would love to hear from more TC's and I'd love to hear your experiences. Send them to me and I'll gladly put them on the site.Shighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931443064683608149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-50257285128294330442007-05-28T09:58:00.000-04:002007-05-28T09:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for this blog. I have just accepted a po...Thank you for this blog. I have just accepted a position as a recovery coordinator with Life Center in Ohio. I am nervous, excited and very glad to have your real-life expereince to read about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-63905943368885417562007-05-28T09:53:00.000-04:002007-05-28T09:53:00.000-04:00hey, im getting ready to start nursing school beca...hey, im getting ready to start nursing school because i want to become a transplant coordinator, two years ago my sisters was declared brain dead and we donated and the whole process amazed me as much as a fog i was in i still was very much into the organ donation process, so if theres any words of advice anything, i read your blog whenever you update you really helped me make my descion on what i a wanna "be" when i grow up. im 20 years old and just kinda hit me on what i should do with my life the thought of it excites me but i still do not know what to expect. Should i be going to nursing school if i want to follow through with being a transplant coordinator anything you suggest or any words of wisdom will help so much!! thankyou. Jaime<BR/>jwluvskorn@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-35382693379337388702007-05-28T02:44:00.000-04:002007-05-28T02:44:00.000-04:00Yeah, I've had neurons tell me that a pt was brain...Yeah, I've had neurons tell me that a pt was brain dead when they were still seizing. Oy.Shighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931443064683608149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21003608.post-12597686231682507132007-05-28T02:21:00.000-04:002007-05-28T02:21:00.000-04:00If I had a mere nickel for every inanity uttered b...If I had a mere nickel for every inanity uttered by medical professionals on the topic of brain death, I'd live in a much nicer house. <BR/><BR/>A problem we have out here (less now than four years ago) is docs who want to declare brain death in a patient who's still breathing, and then get <I>livid</I> with the unfortunate TC who has to explain that no, brain dead people don't breathe, you see, because breathing shows a functioning (if not entirely intact) brain stem, and brain death really includes both the brain and the brain stem. "But it's a fatal injury!" whines the neurosurgeon. Indeed, says the TC, this patient will absolutely die as a result of this injury. But he hasn't died yet, and so I can't move forward with donation after brain death in this case. <BR/><BR/>Then, of course, I get a call from said neurosurgeon and then have to confirm that yes, this is true, and my TC isn't just trying to be a level-1 PITA. From there, it just goes downhill.<BR/><BR/>(and yes, I know DCD would be an option. That's a whole 'nother can o' worms.)PJ Geraghtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883503105104340655noreply@blogger.com