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3. Type of donor that does not meet standards of brain death, whose heart has irreversibly stopped beating
5. Process deciding who receives an available organ
8. A vital organ that filters blood
9. Organ that pumps blood
10. Number of lives that can be healed from one tissue donor
12. Acronym for machine perfusion used after cardiac death
14. Number of lives one donor can save through organ donation
17. System where individuals sign up to be donors
19. The surgical recovery of organs
20. Perfect pairing for an organ

1. A person who receives an organ or tissue
2. Acronym for donor designation indicated on a driver’s license or an official signed donor document.
3. Name of your nonprofit organ procurement organization
4. Organ responsible for detoxifying the body
6. Gift that donation gives to others
7. A structure made of tissues that performs a specific function
11. Cold ____ time The amount of time an organ spends being preserved after recovery from the donor.
13. Irreversible loss of all brain function
15. Surgical procedure to move an organ from one body to another
16. Number of minutes to make a timely referral when a patient meets clinical triggers.
18. A person who gives an organ or tissue