Curiosity question: How much of the body can be salvaged during organ donation?!
Question: Curiosity question: How much of the body can be salvaged during organ donation!?
I know about the obvious things like heart, kidney etc!. But I've recently heard that they can shave layers of skin off for burn victims and take part of the eye to restore someones vision!. What all gets used!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You're right!. However, you can also add bones, cartilage, tendons, small intestine, heart valves etc!. Remember the woman in France who had a face transplant!?
It might be easier to ask, what parts of the body are not used for transplant! Large intestine, brain, appendix (lol), spleen, gall bladder!.!.!.!.
The real problem with transplantation is that it occurs so quickly you can't always be sure the donor is free of HIV, cancers, infections etc!.
When my ex husband died, his long bones and eyes were removed for transplant!. That pretty much left a torso!. He was too old for organ transplants!. That's gross, huh!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It might be easier to ask, what parts of the body are not used for transplant! Large intestine, brain, appendix (lol), spleen, gall bladder!.!.!.!.
The real problem with transplantation is that it occurs so quickly you can't always be sure the donor is free of HIV, cancers, infections etc!.
When my ex husband died, his long bones and eyes were removed for transplant!. That pretty much left a torso!. He was too old for organ transplants!. That's gross, huh!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Many organs can be used!. It is true that skin is used for burn victims and for major wounds!. Eye parts can also be used, major organs, bone for bone grafts, blood, ect!. Really everything can be used, depending on the time of death!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
They can really take almost everything!. I don't agree with it, even though I know it saves lives, but for the ones who do agree, they are doing someone who needs it a great favor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Almost anything!. I knew a guy once who had knee surgery and got donated ligamentsWww@Answer-Health@Com