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I'm gonna track down some people who can comment on how organ availability actually works. Who knows. Maybe there's a solution that could be wired up so you c

• silencio 8y ago
  the solution is my watch is always on and buzzes for calls :) and the center has a lot of different people to contact that can contact each other. (we have a little geographic redundancy here.) but the reality of this is that, if you're on a transplant list, you basically won't be doing any significant/major travel or be unreachable for long periods of time. i will say though, this depends on the organ i imagine. i think 1 hour is standard across the board, but lists/priority and other things change dramatically depending on which organ you need - kidneys are viable for longer than hearts, etc. UNOS/OPTN is where you want to look for information on organ distribution - https://unos.org/transplantation/faqs/ https://unos.org/transplantation/faqs/ "How does the matching process work?" and https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/learn/about-transplantation/donor-matching-system/ https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/learn/about-transplantation...
  • lozenge 8y ago
    For hearts you only get one call and a few minutes to decide whether you are ready. If you don't pick up they go straight to the next person. My friend used a basic Nokia phone with a heart-wrenching message on it to prevent theft. (I'm not in the US)
    • solotronics 8y ago
      What the fuck? How incredibly distopian that your life can depend so heavily on cell phone coverage.
• C1sc0cat 8y ago
  Call the FCC had have the jammers ripped out