‘Horrifying’ mistake to take organs from a living person was averted, witnesses say

October 17, 2024

An empty hospital bed

(NPR) – Martin was not assigned to the operating room that day, but she says she thought she might get drafted. So she started to review case notes from earlier in the day. She became alarmed when she read that the donor showed signs of life when doctors tried to examine his heart, she says.

“The donor had woken up during his procedure that morning for a cardiac catheterization. And he was thrashing around on the table,” Martin says. (Read More)