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Old 08-20-13, 07:47 AM   #11
Gargamel
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Originally Posted by fireftr18 View Post
If I remember right from the donor organ class I had many moons ago, the overwhelming majority of donated organs come from those who died from traumatic injuries. I know Aktungbby was just joking, but I can see a regime like China's doing something like that.
Yes that is true, but they are then usually placed on various bypass machines that keep the oxygen flowing. There are then various cocktails to keep various organs viable.

If this is a planned "donation", a very humane and low risk method should be utilized to fully harvest everything possible.
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