Posted by:
Uncle Dale
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Date: May 14, 2013 01:01PM
Some human organ harvesting and transplanting techniques
require a donor body that has not been dead for very long.
In fact, in some cases a dying potential donor is matched
up with the intended recipient well before death occurs
and the harvested organ(s) rushed to the needy patient
as quickly as possible, after the death has been certified.
But what should be done in cases where clinically dead
persons have a chance of revival?
The time limitations on such resuscitations are continually
being pushed back. When my father died and was revived,
years ago, the lapse was only 25 minutes or so. But with
the application of new medical techniques, that keep a
corpse warm and oxygenated, that old 20-30 minute "grace"
period has been doubled. In the near future, a person who
is clinically dead -- certified for vital organ removal --
might still be revived, with minimal brain damage after
two or three hours.
Keeping the corpse warm and oxygenated lengthens the period
for successful organ removal, but it also improves the
chances for revival. In an elderly or critically injured
person's case, organ removal might be the viable option.
But, in the case of a young and healthy patient like Colin
Fiedler, revival would obviously be the better choice.
Who is responsible for making the decision? Doctors? Lawyers?
The State? The Hospital Corporation? The patient?
???
From today's Melbourne Herald-Sun:
>A VICTORIAN man who was clinically dead
>for 40 minutes has been brought back to life
>by an Australian-first resuscitation technique.
>Colin Fiedler, 39, was one of three cardiac
>arrest patients brought back to life after
>being dead for between 40 and 60 minutes at
>The Alfred hospital, using... a mechanical CPR
>machine, which performs constant chest
>compressions, and a portable heart-lung machine...
>to keep oxygen and blood flowing to the patient's
>brain and vital organs.
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/victorian-man-colin-fiedler-brought-back-from-the-dead-by-australian-first-resuscitation-technique/story-fneuzlbd-1226640656309#ixzz2THnTOBax