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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Please note that the word cadaveric is a term no longer used throughout the organ donation community. The preferred term is non-living donor or deceased donor.
  
• We strongly recommend using the phrase recovering organs instead of harvesting organs.
  
• There is a difference between ventilator and life support. A ventilator is a machine used to "breathe" when a person is unable to breathe on their own. In the case of brain death, when the person is clinically dead, the person is sometimes incorrectly referred to as being "on life support." In this case, saying that the person is brain dead and that oygenation of the vital organs is being maintained by a ventilator is more accurate.