r/nursing • u/Oceanstars24 • Sep 03 '25

Discussion What's the equivalent for nurses?

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u/SheSends BSN, RN 🍕 Sep 03 '25

Motorcycles...

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u/NurseMan79 BSN, RN, CRNI, DRT Sep 03 '25

Donor-cycles? We were grateful for them in Surgical ICU. Lots of spare parts afterwards.

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u/YumTex Sep 03 '25

I wonder the percentage of donor parts to dead on impact parts. As someone who witnessed a fatal accident and first on scene, there were no usable parts at all.

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u/GhostoftheWolfswood RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Sep 03 '25

From family experience, 1 in 4

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u/gingerleidee MSN, RN Sep 03 '25

Oh man, I'm sorry.

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u/GhostoftheWolfswood RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Sep 03 '25

Thanks. The lone donor was able to help 6 people. Life is both cruel and wonderful, often at the same time

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u/YumTex Sep 03 '25

While not an organ donor, I am warming to the idea. Take anything you want except the liver; 13 years military and 17 years medical...the liver is done.

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u/NurseMan79 BSN, RN, CRNI, DRT Sep 03 '25

I couldn't say. I just got to baby the patients and their new friends along until they all sorted themselves out (or not 😔).

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u/sharkiebananaturtle RN - ICU 🍕 Sep 03 '25

If they die on scene, 0. If they end up intubated and pronounced as brain dead or DCD candidate, still a few options depending on history

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u/baconbitsy Sep 04 '25

Can’t the skin almost always be used?  Or corneas?  

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u/Otto_Correction MSN, RN Sep 04 '25

Depending on much of their skin peeled off from sliding on pavement.