Times of India |
Hundreds die in India for lack of organs
MorungExpress Another major problem is that in India brain death itself is not recognised by many people. “People think till the heart is beating the person has to be alive. Which makes it difficult for us to harvest organs,” Misra explained. According to AIIMS … Cadaveric organ donation in India caught in bureaucratic bindThe Hindu |
Can the Truth Come Back With a Capital “T“? (Part 4)San Francisco ChronicleWhile fMRI and EEG studies are helpful to diagnose brain death and map the activation of high level circuits associated with self-awareness or decision making, our current ima…
Nelson MailWar zone volunteerNelson MailThe system contains a special fluid with a high osmotic pressure to draw out fluid that has collected after brain death. Before he developed the system, 80 per cent of donated lungs had to be thrown out because t…
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Rages Over Child’s Brain Death
Legal Examiner How much the parents are asking for is not known, but it is probably a multi-million dollar case. Court documents stated that the couple are making an ‘in trust’ claim, meaning that they will try to prove their own lost incomes, their son’s potential … |
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How Iowa plant will butcher horses, process meat
DesMoinesRegister.com The captive bolt’s steel pin penetrates the skull, causing instantaneous loss of consciousness and brain death. … The processing of horses is nearly identical to beef. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will be on site at all times … |
Organ donors wantedTempoRepublic Act 7170 or the Organ Donation Act of 1991 recognizes brain death as a criterion for dead donors. Potential multiple organ donors are those who died from vehicular crash, gunshot wounds, and blunt head injuries. Ideal d…
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Newspaper Uncovers HHS Report of ‘Dead’ Patient Waking Up at Start of Organ …
Legal Examiner They were also ordered to hire a consulting neurologist to teach staff how to accurately diagnose brain death. Sadly, Collen Burns committed suicide in January, 2011. Tags: doctor error, malpractice, malpractice attorney, misdiagnosis, organ transplant … |
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TAYLOR: Heart attack survivor visits firefighters who rescued him (VIDEO)
Southgate News Herald … interim Fire Chief Dan Reynolds said. “He was not breathing. It was a respiratory and cardiac arrest. Firefighters performed CPR and rescue breathing for about eight minutes, which kept blood and oxygen going to his brain and prevented brain death. |
Winnipeg Free Press |
Lawsuit over child’s brain death
Winnipeg Free Press Parents of a toddler left brain-damaged after a STARS ambulance flight have filed a lawsuit against the STARS service, one of its flight nurses, a paramedic and a doctor who treated the boy. Parents Emily Moar and Blair Campbell do not state how much … |
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Interfaith: Organ donations not only saves lives, it keeps commandments
Ventura County Star Noam suffered irreversible lower-brain death after falling from a fourth-story window in his home to the second floor below. The Naor family who are religiously observant consulted with their rabbi who agreed with their decision to donate their son’s … |