[Refractory cardiac arrest patients in prehospital care, potential organ donors]

Soins. 2016 Sep;61(808):50-2. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2016.06.011.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Under the authority of the French Biomedicine Agency, a new care pathway integrates refractory cardiac arrest patients into a process of organ donation. It is a medical, logistical and ethical challenge for the staff of the mobile emergency services.

Keywords: arrêt cardiaque réfractaire; don d’organes; ethics; infirmier; mobile emergency service; nurse; organ donation; refractory cardiac arrest; service mobile d’urgence et de réanimation; éthique.

MeSH terms

  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • France
  • Humans
  • Nurse's Role
  • Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest*
  • Tissue Donors*
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement*