organ donors from traffic accidents

[crickets]

Does anyone know wheather the organs of most road accidents get donated. So many deaths must mean so many organs available.

[georgemandm]

Thai don't donor organ I think not sure

[Rooo]

Moving to health forum for more input.

[h90]

Thai don't donor organ I think not sure

That would be a shame.....

[Langsuan Man]

I hope Sheryl will jump in here since I think organ donation here in Thailand is almost as difficult as Living Wills

You never read in the newspapers heart warming stories of lives being saved by organ donation like you do in the West; not saying it doesn't happen but I sure have never read about it

[Sheryl]

See http://www.redcross.or.th/old/english/donation/organ_donation.php

Organ donation does exist in Thailand, but it is not widespread. Few people have organ donation cards. In the absence of such it would be up to the family to decide.

Note that organ donation is only possible if the body is kept alive and in good condition after cerebral death has occurred. Not the case with most of the car/moto crash victims one sees on the road. Low level of emergency response vehicles is a factor -- few of the "rescue" vehicles around have trained EMTs or the capacity to intubate etc. So it is far less common here than in the West for someone with a fatal injury to arrive at a hospital with viable organs.

[apetley]

Thai don't donor organ I think not sure

My Thai wife has a donor card. Think you can register your wishes with the Thai Red Cross.

[TooPoopedToPop]

Thai don't donor organ I think not sure

Thais don't donate their organs... is that what you're trying to say?

Does that mean only farangs as organ donors here?

Would it include their brains?

...and what would the consequences be?

Geriatric Thais walking the streets holding hands with teenage girls?

[Issangeorge]

See that already, I didn't realize they had a brain transplant. lol