I overheard someone say that if you are in an accident with, multiple people and they know that you are an organ donor, they wont try as hard to save you than the other people. I don't think it's true, do you?
2007-03-05 20:33:31 · 5 answers · asked by Roo 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Being that you actually need to be alive to donate vital organs, that is completely untrue. When a person dies, so do their organs and they cannot be donated to another person, so it only makes sense that they would try even harder to save you, since you have to be alive in the first place to be able to donate. If you simply die at home or in a hospital, you cannot donate vital organs. You can, however, donate tissue (such as skin) and corneas.
2007-03-06 13:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rescue people do not have the time to check for such things and even if they knew you well enough to know that it would not matter. They take care of people on the basis of injuries , who can be helped and who can not. There have been accidents where the paramedics were taking care of their own family members and did not even realize it. Sad but true if you are in a serious accident you seldom look like you would walking down the street.
2007-03-06 06:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Star of Florida 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a former paramedic, I can say no. We don't check driver's licenses when deciding who to save.
2007-03-06 04:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know. I've never heard that, but who knows? It could be true.
2007-03-06 04:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I don't think it's true. I think it's scaremongering.
2007-03-06 04:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋