According to Pia Löwhagen Hendén, there is uncertainty about the organ donation process and in some intensive care units there is a lack of knowledge and experience, as according to her it can take a couple of years in some hospitals before someone comes in who can become a donor.
- Donation cases are rare and it is very unusual to have a donor in your department.
It is therefore very much requested that everyone in intensive care should know a donation process inside and out, says Pia Löwhagen Hendén.
Hear in the clip what they should do so that more people can get new organs.
Less than half a percent
In Västra Götaland's catchment area, there are usually an average of 70 donors per year, and an organ donor can save the lives of up to eight people.
In order to become a donor, the person must die in an intensive care unit under very special circumstances, according to Pia Löwhagen Hendén, and it must not take too long before the organs are taken care of, otherwise they will be destroyed.
- Less than half a percent of those who die in Sweden die in such a way, she says.
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