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ArkieRN t1_j1jb1jf wrote

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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