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Article: GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE; VOICE OF SCOTLAND TO ask a grief-stricken family for permission to remove a loved one's organs to help others live is one of the toughest jobs in the Health Service. Here, Lesley Logan, who leads the donor transplant coordinators, explains why their job is so important.(News)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2006
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Byline: Lesley Logan
A FAMILY is grieving because a loved one has just died - and that's when the intensive care doctors and the donor transplant coordinator need to ask the hardest question.
It may seem insensitive to intrude at this point, but time is crucial if a person's death is going to help others to live.
Hearts have to be transplanted within four hours ...
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