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- From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
- Subject: Re: interesting [and scary] blurb...
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:31:33 GMT
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- In article <1hod9uINNt54@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bu008@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brandon D. Ray) writes:
- :I don't worry about this too much, since the doctor who is taking care of the
- :accident victim is almost never the one who gets to use the donated organ.
- :On those rare occasions when that is the case, a third doctor, not involved
- :in either case, is required to review the potential donor's condition and
- :certify that he is really dead and it is okay to proceed.
-
- That's not what I meant: you assume I was worried about some doctor being
- miffed that *he* can't get one's organs. I meant that a random doctor
- attending an accident might notice a card saying 'my organs not for
- donation' and think "this person isn't fulfilling his share of the social
- contract - why should I go out of my way to do anything to help him?"
-
- I was talking about accidents where organ donation isn't an issue (or even
- organ reception). Things like a cracked skull for instance (because they
- weren't wearing a helmet :-) )
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- G
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