According to Fars news agency’s health reporter, Katayoun Najafizadeh, the CEO of the Iranian Organ Donation Association, in an interview with the scientific program “Roseneh” of Radio Diavogu, stated that one percent of human deaths in the world are due to brain death, which means that the brain is destroyed and the cells It collapses, but the heart is able to continue beating for several days due to drugs and devices.
He added: Informing the families about this issue should not be done from the time of the patient’s brain death, but before the accident and during the life of the patient, adequate and extensive information and culturalization should be done so that the family of the brain dead patient can make a decision quickly in a few days.
The CEO of the Iranian Organ Donation Association said: The soul celebration ceremony started in Iran 20 years ago, but it gradually expanded and became a public culture, so that first the “City of Soul” event and then the “Iran” event; “Diyar Nafs” was formed and even now, organ donation advertisements are carried out in various places in Iran in the form of street billboards and numerous teasers about brain death.
Najafizadeh said about the difference between brain death and coma: People mistakenly confuse brain death with coma, while in brain death, the blood supply to the brain is disrupted and the brain cells die, and three days later, if the skull is opened, they see a disintegrated and smelly brain. There is no way to return it.
He stated that fortunately, the rules of brain death verification in our country are very strict and said: In all countries, one or two specialists confirm brain death, but in Iran, this is done by four specialists, and then a medical specialist. Qani confirms the work of four specialist doctors and obtains consent from the patient’s family.
The CEO of the Iranian Organ Donation Association reminded: a brain-dead patient can be cared for for up to two weeks, while the quality of the brain-dead person’s body organs decreases with each passing day.
Stating that according to the law, all hospitals are obliged to inform the organ donation units of brain death cases, he said: “Fortunately, we have 64 organ donation units throughout the country, and therefore, if there is a case, the units will be notified, and if the family agrees, the donation work will be carried out.” The patient’s member is performed.
Najafizadeh stated: People who are interested in becoming a member of the Iranian Organ Donation Association can text their national code to 3432 and the card will be issued electronically.
In the end, the CEO of the Iranian Organ Donation Association reminded: every two or three hours, a patient in need of a transplant dies.
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