Have you ever wondered what happens when you're an organ donor? This diagram was designed to show you what happens. Did you know that only 200 out of 4 million people in the St. Louis area die of brain death per year? Follow steps one through eight to learn all about the donation process.

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1. Life Saving Efforts

 

5. Organ Placement

 

2. Brain Death

 

 

6. Organ Recovery

 

 

3. Evaluation

 

7. Transplant Surgery

4. Family Consent

 

8. Follow-Up