Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup
Post Number: 2282 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:48 pm: | |
returning from Milwaukee with organs harvested for transplant gotta feel for the pilots' and docs' families and what a blow for the waiting patient http://www.clickondetroit.com/ news/13441002/detail.html |
Hans57 Member Username: Hans57
Post Number: 137 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:56 pm: | |
This is a tragedy. Strange how something like this can happen. |
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson
Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:56 pm: | |
That is the most awful story I have ever heard...Prayers to the victim's families |
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 5346 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:00 am: | |
...as well as to the family here who was anticipating the transplantation. Ouch. |
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 546 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 10:24 am: | |
That is so sad. Much sympathy to the workers and families. |
Mrsjdaniels Member Username: Mrsjdaniels
Post Number: 224 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 3:16 pm: | |
they've released pictures and bios...and you can write them a message http://med.umich.edu/survival_ flight/update/index.html |
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess
Post Number: 406 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 3:29 pm: | |
The recipient patient has received lungs from another donor: http://blog.mlive.com/annarbor news/2007/06/new_donor_lungs_f ound_for_um_t_1.html |
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit
Post Number: 1075 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 6:54 pm: | |
One of the guys was my frat brother an EMU Alum |
Lizaanne Member Username: Lizaanne
Post Number: 49 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 11:31 pm: | |
I'm sorry, Viziondetroit. This is all so very sad. ~Liza |
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 603 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Saturday, June 09, 2007 - 12:16 am: | |
How did this guy get another pair of lungs so fast? (Sympathies Vizion.) |
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess
Post Number: 407 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Saturday, June 09, 2007 - 12:50 am: | |
quote:How did this guy get another pair of lungs so fast? Transplant recipients are selected based on the acuity of their condition, length of time on the waitlist, and closeness of the tissue match. I'd suspect this patient ranked highly in acuity, and got lucky on tissue match. |
Burningwheel Member Username: Burningwheel
Post Number: 5 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 10:19 am: | |
They are unable to do tissue match for lungs, there isn't enough time. Lungs need to be transplanted MUCH quicker than other organs |