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Originally Posted by Dusty_Star
Good questions. I found this:
"What should I do after a death at home?
First, call the person’s doctor or palliative care team. You can ask them to arrange for a doctor to:
visit to confirm the person’s death
issue a medical certificate of cause of death
If the person’s death is expected and natural, you don’t have to call a doctor right away. If they die during the night you can wait until the morning before calling a doctor.
If there is no doctor available, call the police."
Hopefully people with more knowledge will let us know the answer to: Who do you call?
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Thank you. Didn't see a source so I googled it. Ran across this side issue:
"The person who is dying may have already said that he or she would like to be an organ donor. Some States list this information on the driver’s license. If not, the decision has to be made quickly. There is no cost to the donor’s family for this gift of life. If the person has requested a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order but wants to donate organs, he or she might have to indicate that the desire to donate supersedes the DNR. That is because it might be necessary to use machines to keep the heart beating until the medical staff is ready to remove the donated organs." at
What To Do After Someone Dies | National Institute on Aging
I guess I've always pictured my organs as only being of any donation value following some sort of traumatic event. And, I'd think artificially keeping a heart (for example) beating that is going to be removed soon might carry a title (and intent) other than "resuscitation".
Also saw this there: "You can also consider a home funeral, which is legal in most states." I think it would be cool to do sort of a "burial at sea" and not let what's left go to waste. Reckon that's legal, too?