Premises
- Why donating an organ?
- Is it possible to donate an organ in one's lifetime?
- Is there an age limit to donate an organ?
- How do I notify my intention/ will of donating an organ?
- Do I need a medical consultation ?
- What are the premises for an organexplantation ?
- Which organs and tissues can be donated ?
- Is it a Swiss recipient who will benefit of my donation ?
- Can a child donate an organ ?
- What happens with the corpse after the organs have been explanted ?
- How does organdonation correlate with religion ?
An Organ donation is only possible, when death has been doubtlessly diagnosed.
A person is declared dead, when :
- either brain death has occured, which means all brainfunctions have been completely and irreversibly extincted. In this case, all the organfunctions, including respiration and circulation, need to be artificially sustained.Brain death is mostly refered to cerebral haemorrhage or cerebral trauma.
- or a persistant cardiovascular arrest has occured. ( For Switzerland, in this case, there can't be taken any organs)