Donor Hospital Clinical Indicators
Call within 1 hour of any patients of any age on mechanical ventilation or life support that has met or is expected to meet any of the following:
- An injury or illness causing a critical condition or grave prognosis
- An injury or illness deeming the patient unlikely to survive
- Anticipation of any palliative or end of life discussion
- Prior to any de-escalation of care or treatment, or initiation of DNR status
- Loss of any brain stem reflexes
- GCS of 5 or less regardless of sedation
- Any mention of organ or tissue donation
- Any instability or other signs that the patient's condition is deteriorating
- Initiation of hypothermia protocol
- Any patient where consideration has been made to withdraw life support or extubate
To maintain the option for TISSUE donation:
- Call to report within 1 hour every cardiac time of death