Submitted by tonymmorley t3_zu4wru in Futurology
ArkieRN t1_j1jb1jf wrote
Reply to comment by goldork in The 10 biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2022 by tonymmorley
Most people who die aren’t candidates for organ donation because their hearts stopped beating and no oxygen got to the organs so they shut down.
Unless they were breaking dead but still had breathing and a heartbeat or they were placed on a ventilator prior to death, they organs are no good.
Using this method, people who die unexpectedly can then be placed on a ventilator and have their hearts made to beat until the organs can be harvested.
Considering how very many people die each year waiting on the transplant list (17 people each day in the US), this is amazing!
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