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Donor Families (CONDT DF 0001)

Author(s):

Michael DeVita, Clifton Callaway, Charissa Pacella, Susan Stuart, Armando Rotondi, Rich Pietroski

Administrators:

John Lutz, Kayla Stalma
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Description:

The following information will educate Donor Families on the processes to Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) situations (Condition T). "Condition T" is a program aimed at obtaining donor organs from deceased emergency department patients after failed resuscitative attempts. According to the Condition T process, when efforts to revive patients fail, emergency department staff per routine contact the local organ recovery organization to determine whether the patient has a positive donor designation status. If so, family members are notified while the Condition T is activated. A team separate from the professionals that attempted to resuscitate the patient are summoned to prepare the cadaver so that it is possible to recover the abdominal organs.

This course will define Condition T and explain why it is ethical and important. This course will address the legal and ethical issues related to:

donor status,
non-involvement of the clinical team, and
family visitation.

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