do hospitals need consent to take cornea's from dead patients?

Answer 1

yes, organ donation has huge protocols

Answer 2

Yes. If the deceased hasn't agreed to organ harvesting for transplants, the hospital will need consent from the next of kin.

In most states, you can check a box on your driver's license application that will denote you're an organ donor.

Answer 3

The hospital usually is responsible for asking the familiy of the dying or deceased whether they would like tissue or organ donation
The regional organ and tissue bank (ROBI) is required to follow up and obtain consent. The hospital is out of the loop and do not harvest the organs.

Answer 4

yes. the hospitals need consent to take body part from the dead patient.

Answer 5

Yes, but consent from who is the question...
Guidelines will vary according to country, though I believe that most of the western world would error on the side of caution.

There is a lot of debate about 'implied consent'.
Here are links to a few sites with more information:

US: http://www.organdonor.gov/

UK: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/OrganDonationPresumedConsent

Canada:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2001/2001_36bk1_e.html

And yes, the cornea is considered a donatable tissue:
http://www.organdonor.gov/faq.html#5

Answer 6

Absolutely. Patient rights do not end when they become deceased. They need consent.

Answer 7

yes, but it is also on someones drivers license when they consent. Maybe someone who has never seen will get a chance now..Part of whoever would live on..

Answer 8

yes, even if you fill out you organ donor card a family member still needs to sign for the transplant team to use your organs

Answer 9

yes its called a donor card