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The Silence Of Good Samaritan Kidney Donation In Australia: A Survey Of Hospital Websites, Katrina Bramstedt, Sameer Dave
The Silence Of Good Samaritan Kidney Donation In Australia: A Survey Of Hospital Websites, Katrina Bramstedt, Sameer Dave
Katrina A. Bramstedt
It is common for living donor candidates to use the Internet as a tool to enhance their decision-making process. Specifically, the websites of transplant hospitals can potentially be a vital source of information for those contemplating living donation. In an effort to explore the low incidence of Good Samaritan kidney donation (donations to strangers) in Australia, two raters conducted a nine-attribute website content analysis for all hospitals which participate in these transplants (n = 15). Overall, the concept of living donation is relatively silent on Australian hospital websites. Only four hospitals mention their living donor program, and only one mentions …
The Organ Donor Experience: Good Samaritans And The Meaning Of Altruism, Katrina Bramstedt
The Organ Donor Experience: Good Samaritans And The Meaning Of Altruism, Katrina Bramstedt
Katrina A. Bramstedt
With a current US need of over 115,000 organs one would think that Good Samaritan donors would be welcomed with open arms by transplant centers and society in general; however, this is often not the case. Tell someone that you have donated an organ to a stranger and the reaction is likely to be one of astonishment and disbelief. Some doctors even consider people who offer their organs to strangers crazy. Why would anyone do that? Who are these people so committed to helping others-strangers-that they would undergo surgery, discomfort, and disruption of their lives? This book profiles donors who …