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Learning activities
The following learning activities relate to the case study. 5. Under which circumstances does the coroner need to be
1. What constitutes eligibility for organ donation? involved?
2. What methods are used to confirm brain death in Australia and 6. Will organ and tissue retrieval mutilate the body of the person?
New Zealand? 7. What is the time frame from identification of the donor to
3. What are the ideal observation parameters for a potential actual organ retrieval?
multi-organ donor after brain death confirmation? 8. What follow up is provided to the family of the donor?
4. Who is the legal next of kin in the consent process?

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