Podcast 052 – Organ Donation in the ED

Organ Donation in the Emergency Department Though it may not seem as important as some of the things we do in ED Critical Care, managing the potential organ donor can lead to many lives saved. In this episode I interview Isaac Tawil, an Emergency Intensivist of University of New Mexico Health Sciences and associate medical director of New Mexico Organ Donor Services. Here are the current standards for determining brain death Wijdicks et al. Evidence-based guideline update: Determining Brain Death in Adults Brain Death Checklist brain death statement Here is a video of Dr. Tawil demonstrating the brain death exam Now on to the Podcast...