Deceased Organ Donation Your role as an Emergency Physician Dr Katja Empson Consultant in Emergency Medicine University Hospital of Wales Regional Clinical Lead for Organ Donation South Wales ODT @katjaempson [email protected]
Deceased Organ DonationYour role as an Emergency Physician
Dr Katja Empson
Consultant in Emergency Medicine University Hospital of WalesRegional Clinical Lead for Organ Donation South Wales ODT
On average 3 people die every day in the UK whilst awaiting a transplant
One day in resus…………..
….a patient I can’t forget.
Time……. for the safety of the patient
Robust prognostication:
Minimum of 2 senior clinicians involved
Consider drugs, alcohol, pre-hospital medications, seizures
Family should understand catastrophic nature of injury
Time……..for the family
Time to travel
Time to understand
Time to grieve
Time …….to get the experts in the room
Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation (SNOD)
Experts in donation
Experts in communication
They will represent your patient and family
Patients who met referral criteria and went on to die in EDComparison pre- and post-ED strategy launch
Number of families approached in the ED
Regional team trust/board reports
• Full year reports available online in summerhttps://www.odt.nhs.uk/statistics-and-
reports/regional-reports/• Local SNODs will have relevant trust/board
specific reports
Bottom Line:NO BLUENO RED
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