After organ removal, does the donors body looks like it is damaged? When someone donates their organs, doctors carefully remove the organs that can be transplanted. The rest of the body is treated with great care and respect. The body is then returned to the family so that they can have a proper funeral ad say goodbye.
Can organs be recovered by corps in the mortuary room to be used for deceased donor transplantation? No, they cannot. Once someone is in a mortuary, their organs are no longer usable because they can't be kept alive anymore. That's why doctors only take organs from people in a hospital under special conditions.
Could deceased donors with brain death and beating heart wake up after they are declared dead? When a persons are declared brain dead, it means that all their brain cells are dead forever. They can't come back to life because their brain underwent "necrosis", just like a toy that is broken and can't be fixed.
Can I decide who will receive and who will not receive my organs after I die, can I decide which organ to donate? No you can't. Doctors and nurses work hard to make sure the every healthy donated organ go to the right recipient. They have a fair system to match the organs with people who need them the most.
Why organ donation after death is not mandatory? Organ donation is a choice that people can make, but it's not something anyone has to do. When someone dies, their family can decide if they want to donate their loved one's organs to help others. Some people choose to donate because they want to help save lives, but others may have different beliefs or feelings about it. Doctors must respect personal choices.
Can organ from elderly people be transplanted into kids? Yes they can, though in the majority of the Countries, donor and recipients are chosen to have similar age (e.g., whitin plus/min 10 to 20 years of age).
May I know who was the deceased donor person who gifted me the organ? In most circumstances the identity of the deceased donor is not disclosed to the recipients of the organs.
Do persons with neurologically impairement (e.g., mental retardation, dementia, other disease) donate organs after death? Yes, they do. In fact, the only restriction to deceased donation is that the donor does not suffer from infectious or cancer disease that can be transmitted to the recipient and that is difficult to treat.
Do persons who decide to receive medical assistance in dying may act as deceased donors? Albeit it has occurred only in exceptional circumstances thus far, persons who decided to receive medical assistance in dying and who also asked to become donors were enabled to donate after death.