madshutterbug: (c)2009 by Myself (Self_RN Hard at Work)
madshutterbug ([personal profile] madshutterbug) wrote2005-09-07 10:41 am
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If It's Wednesday

It's KIDNEYS!


That's Kidneys In, not Kidneys Out. Someone no longer using either of theirs thoughtfully provided them for the use of two needy souls.

Thank You

[identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com 2005-09-07 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
The first is in Recovery, the second swung to another room and is started. Holiday weekends are often bittersweet for operating rooms; one source for donors is motor vehicle accidents. And it may be a day or so after the weekend officially ends that the families accept, and decide, and then ... we work.

I don't know if you spotted this, but it's related. Look here if you're interested.