[Refractory cardiac arrest patients in prehospital care, potential organ donors]

Abstract

Under the authority of the French Biomedicine Agency, a new care pathway integrates refractory cardiac arrest patients into a process of organ donation. It is a medical, logistical and ethical challenge for the staff of the mobile emergency services.

Keywords: arrêt cardiaque réfractaire; don d’organes; ethics; infirmier; mobile emergency service; nurse; organ donation; refractory cardiac arrest; service mobile d’urgence et de réanimation; éthique.