Death from unknown causes - Tissue - deceased donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate.

Discretionary

If there is nothing to suggest that the retrieval of the tissues would be hazardous to staff and a post-mortem examination establishes that the cause(s) of death would not exclude donation, accept.

Supporting information

Regulatory information

This advice is a requirement of the EU Tissue and Cells Directive.

Reason for change:

There has been a change to the wording of 'Discretionary' to better reflect the EU Tissue Directive.

Version details:

TD-DSG Edition 203 Release 02 (01 November 2007)