Opt-out organ donation

Also known as: Deemed consent, Max and Keira’s Law

The system in England and Wales whereby adults are considered willing to donate organs unless they opted out or are in an excluded group; families are still consulted.

Understanding deemed consent — and that the family is always involved — helps with sensitive end-of-life and donation discussions.

More glossary terms

ABCDE approachA systematic method for assessing and treating an acutely unwell patient — Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure — dealing with each before moving on.
AMPLE historyA focused emergency history — Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events — taken quickly in acute situations.
ARCPThe annual assessment that decides whether a doctor in training has met the competencies to progress to the next stage.
AVPU scaleA rapid way to grade consciousness — Alert, responds to Voice, responds to Pain, Unresponsive — used in initial assessment.

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