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Suitable for patients, families or friends, for junior medical and nursing staff and others in training, this book clarifies the distinction between the two types of cadaver donors: patients suffering brainstem death or those in irreversible cardiac arrest. It deals with the problem of organ supply and the issues surrounding organ donation.

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9781857567434

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'A very promising overview of organ donation and transplantation' Emma Thirlwall, Specialist Nurse In Organ Donation, Liverpool 'Astonishingly accurate' Chris Rudge, National Clinical Director for Transplantation 'I think this will be a great contribution to the field' Professor Dame Julia Polak 'I hope that it gets wide readership' Professor John Wallwork 'An excellent piece of work' Bimbi Fernando, Consultant Transplant Surgeon 'I hope people feel more able to make an informed decision about organ donation as a result of reading this book' Sarah Beale, Specialist Nurse In Organ Donation, Oxford

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Paulette Pratt is an award-winning medical author who has contributed to many newspapers, magazines and medical journals, co-authored a number of books and served as contributing medical editor to several encyclopaedias. With a special interest in critical care medicine, she has also written for teaching hospitals, professional bodies and charities, and, most especially, has been chronicling the life and times of the transplant community for more than 20 years.

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