| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr.) ; 346885580 bytes |
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*Adult Themes**This program depicts surgical procedures*Follow the young tissue donation team and staff at NHS Blood and Transplant's human tissue bank in Liverpool, UK, as they retrieve life-saving tissue from the deceased and reveal the extraordinary process from death to the recycling of human tissue in the living.NHSBT's Tissue Services in Liverpool is the largest retrieval and storage facility of human tissue in the UK. From poignant telephone calls with the recently bereaved to the challenging tissue donations carried out by the retrieval team, this is an opportunity to enter this never-before-seen world. As we follow the team's work travelling across the nation day and night, we'll share their intimate reflections on the meaning of life and death and discover how they cope psychologically with the challenges and emotional demands of the job.Away from the medical process of the retrievals, we'll meet some of the many young tissue recipients as their lives are transformed through the generosity of donors. From those nearly blinded by disease, sporting hopefuls whose dreams have been dashed by injury, and those confronting life challenging illness, this is the unseen, intimate and fascinating world of tissue donation.During part one, the team battles a shortage of tissue supplies as it attempts to fulfil demand from hospitals nationwide, while the hunt is on for a donor shin bone to help 19-year-old Morgan.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Orange Smarty Productions UK. 2 x 60 minutes |
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Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2015-08-05 at 20:35:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Therapeutics, Surgical.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Patients.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Social aspects.
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NHS Blood and Transplant.
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England -- Liverpool.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Ogden, Michael, director
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O'Brien, Kieran, contributor
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