Uh, somebody just told me that when a person dies, they bag up the blood and sell it to hospitals or something, if it's not diseased. The same with organs. But I thought they weren't allowed to donate organs unless they have permission from the person/family, and don't they need to get the organs relatively quickly after the person dies, or they can't be used? A little insight would be nice. Thanks.
2007-10-02 07:38:17 · 5 answers · asked by Danel 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I don't know the details, but blood is drained during embalming and is replaced by preservative.
You need permission of the family to donate organs. People interested in donating should register with the relevant govt agency, carry a card often issued with a driving license, and inform their next of kin (who still have the final say).
2007-10-02 07:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by mr_fartson 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most of the organs stay in the body if they haven't been donated. As far as the blood, it has to be drained out to put in the embalming fluid... if they didn't, the lower part of their body (their back half, if laying down in a casket) would have a blue tint while the upper part of their body would be very pale.
The federal government has restrictions and requirements for disposal of the blood for all funeral homes. Some have permission to incinerate it, some have to trash it. I've never heard of any selling it (which I imagine would be illegal), but if a person gave consent, the funeral home could donate it.
2007-10-02 07:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can not bag up the blood and sell it. Usually, blood is obtained from a live donor. As for the organs,only heart, and lungs are procured by the local procurement organization.(OPO) from living donors i.e.; brain dead. Nowadays, pancreas or part of it; livers, even kidneys can be obtained from cadavers as well as living donors. We know for a fact that tissues, retina, bone grafts can be obtained from cadavers.
An OPO is a federally designated nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating organ donation and transplantation in a specific geographic area . In addition to identifying potential donors and obtaining consent where necessary, the OPOs are responsible for the evaluation, perservation, allocation, recovery, and transport of donated organs.
Anyone can express a wish to become a donor by joining a donor registry, signing a donor card, or indicating intent to donate on a driver’s license application. A nonprofit organization under a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services operates a computerized national waiting list of people who need a life-saving organ transplant. This system matches each wait-listed patient against a donated organ to see which patient is the best match based on factors such as body size, weight, and blood type of the donor and recipient, how sick the patient is, how long the patient has been waiting for a transplant, and where they live in relation to the donor.
Many organs and all tissues are donated by deceased donors -- most often a person who has been declared brain dead. A kidney, parts of some organs, and bone marrow can be transplanted from living individuals -- relatives or friends of the recipient or people who can choose to be anonymous donors.
Normally, there is an expressed wish of the deceased and his family if he wants to donor any of his organs. but we don't really know what transpire in the mortuary. There are horror stories that they do sell human parts to medical schools; to be used for training of its interns.
However,organ donation is considered an act of charity by the donor and/or the donor’s family, and buying or selling human organs is against Federal law. Because there's such a shortage of organs; several people go to other countries to obtain such organs.
The blood and other body fluids are completely drained from the dead body. The mortuary hang the body upside down to drain. Then embalming fluid is introduced thru the anus. .
2007-10-02 08:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by rosieC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you die your blood pools in the lowest part of your body and bacteria begin to multiply as you no longer fight infection. The mortician could suck out your blood and fill your corpse with a preservative for extended corpse storage but without that you are victim to the same forces as when you are alive but you no longer fight back.
2007-10-02 07:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the funeral home drains it out during embalming process.. they dump it according to state regulations...
2007-10-02 07:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by musicmachine1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋