{"id":50181,"date":"2013-01-01T08:28:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T07:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venues4funerals.com\/directory\/?page_id=50181"},"modified":"2013-01-01T08:28:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T07:28:58","slug":"if-the-organs-or-body-are-to-be-donated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/venues4funerals.com\/directory\/if-the-organs-or-body-are-to-be-donated\/","title":{"rendered":"If the Organs or Body are to be Donated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You will have to act quickly if it was the wish of the deceased or the nearest relative to donate the organs for transplant, or the whole body for medical teaching purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The usual procedure is to approach the next of kin to make sure they do not object to organ donation.<\/p>\n<p>If the death was in a hospital or similar institution, the head of that institution is lawfully in possession of the body. They may honour the deceased\u2019s request, in writing or orally before two witnesses, for the body to be given for medical research, if there is no reason to think the request withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>If the death has to be reported to the coroner, the coroner\u2019s consent may be necessary before the organs or body can be donated. A medical certificate must be issued before any organs can be removed or the body used.<\/p>\n<p>It is usual for kidneys, and essential for heart, lungs, liver and pancreas, to be removed from donors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>who have been certified to be brain stem dead<\/li>\n<li>and whose breathing, and hence heartbeat, are maintained by a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kidneys can, very rarely, be removed up to an hour after heart death. Other organs can be removed up to the following times after heart death:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the corneas (from the eyes) \u2013 up to 24 hours<\/li>\n<li>skin \u2013 up to 24 hours<\/li>\n<li>bone \u2013 up to 36 hours<\/li>\n<li>heart valves \u2013 up to 72 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The doctor attending will advise on procedure. After organ donation, the body is released to the relatives.<\/p>\n<p>If the whole body is to be donated please contact:<br \/>\nHM Inspector of Anatomy<br \/>\nDepartment of Health<br \/>\nRoom 630, Wellington House<br \/>\n133-155 Waterloo Road<br \/>\nLondon SE1 8UG<br \/>\nTelephone:\u00a0<strong>0207 972 4551\/4342<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consideration will be given to the place and cause of death, the condition of the body at the time of death and demand in the medical schools. The body may then be accepted. 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