Post-mortem tissue donation at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg: talking to the next of kin guidelines and first experiences.
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Post-mortem tissue donation at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg: talking to the next of kin guidelines and first experiences. / Wulff, Birgit; Schroeder, A S; Braun, C; Karbe, T; Heinemann, A; Püschel, Klaus.
In: LEGAL MED-TOKYO, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1, 2009, p. 141-142.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Post-mortem tissue donation at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg: talking to the next of kin guidelines and first experiences.
AU - Wulff, Birgit
AU - Schroeder, A S
AU - Braun, C
AU - Karbe, T
AU - Heinemann, A
AU - Püschel, Klaus
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - While building up a tissue donation program at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg we had to organize the contact to the deceased's close relatives and to develop guidelines for an appropriate approach. Loosing a family member may cause intense psychological reactions as an Acute Stress Disorder (ICD-10F43.0). An "Informed Consent", according to the German Tissue Law, requires a good emotional contact, enough time and a detailed discussion on donation between the tissue coordinator and the contacted next of kin. A reliable decision for tissue donation can activate the coping strategies of the deceased s family.
AB - While building up a tissue donation program at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg we had to organize the contact to the deceased's close relatives and to develop guidelines for an appropriate approach. Loosing a family member may cause intense psychological reactions as an Acute Stress Disorder (ICD-10F43.0). An "Informed Consent", according to the German Tissue Law, requires a good emotional contact, enough time and a detailed discussion on donation between the tissue coordinator and the contacted next of kin. A reliable decision for tissue donation can activate the coping strategies of the deceased s family.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 11
SP - 141
EP - 142
JO - LEGAL MED-TOKYO
JF - LEGAL MED-TOKYO
SN - 1344-6223
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -