The gift of life
Subtitle: the reality behind donor organ retrieval
By: Traci Graf, RN
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781770853065
Subjects: Medical personnel; Transplantation of organs, tissues; Biography; Nurses; Procurement of organs, tissues; Allocation of organs, tissues
Description: One of the miracles of modern medicine is the ability to transplant organs. But with barely two percent of critically ill patients suitable for organ donation, the demand for organs far exceeds the supply. The Gift of Life is the story of the men and women who locate and arrange for the donation of organs from those who are dying and wish to live on in others through the most selfless of gifts. Each donation is a complex union of tragedy and joy.
Notes: Includes index.