SN death, are my organs tissues still usable?

[wendydong1]

I am registered as an organ donor. But I just googled, and seems like the only death that's eligible to be a donor is if you suffered a brain death...So SN death or CO death, my organs and tissues are not eligible to be donated?

 

[calendulo]

No, you can not be a organ donor, you have to die at the ICU.

 

[Katerina]

Your corneas can be donated

 

[k75]

I believe you have to actually die at the hospital for organs to be viable, so I'd say no.

 

[Darkhaven]

You have to be close at hand in order for them to take your organs for donation.
At least in where i live you have to die at the hospital otherwise your organs won't be donated.

 

[Katerina]

Corneas are harvested at the undertakers they can be donated by any age and condition

 

[gingerplum]

No way, sorry. Even if you died in a hospital setting, your organs have already been infused with SN and almost completely oxygen deprived. They're no longer considered viable.

 

[DeathImminent]

Is there a method that guarantees dying in hospital and being relevant for organ donor?
Our society should already make places for CTB-ing with doctors just think of how many ppl are waiting for organs at hospital with 1000 reasons to live

 

[gingerplum]

Is there a method that guarantees dying in hospital and being relevant for organ donor?

Yes. A car accident, drug overdose, or something catastrophic like major CVA (stroke). I'm sure there are more, I just can't think of any right now.

Ideally, the donor will be brain dead with a beating heart, and kept on life support to maintain homeostasis; this is why death needs to happen in a hospital setting.

Patients who die in the hospital but are not on a life support can, in some circumstances, donate their kidneys, and in certain circumstances, other organs; this applies to donors that have a heartbeat. Both heartbeating and non-heartbeating donors can donate their corneas and other tissue.

 

[GeorgeJL]

Don't worry about it, let the doctors decide that.