Who to Refer as a Potential Tissue Donor
Cardiopulmonary Death
  •  Request for consent will be carried out by the Donor Referral Coordinator at LifeBanc/Cleveland Eye Bank.

  •  Call the OneCall for Life 24-hour donor referral line within one hour of any patient's cardiopulmonary death.

  •  ANY hospital representative may make the initial Routine Notification call to report a death.
Information needed for routine notification call:
  •  Institution and telephone number.
  •  Referring person's name, title and unit.
  •  Patient's name, age, date of birth, sex, race, medical record #, S.S.#, height and weight.
  •  Time of death.
  •  Current diagnosis of Cancer, Hepatitis B or C, HIV or AIDS, MRSA or VRE.
  •  Current diagnosis of infection confirmed by positive blood cultures, fever or elevated white cell count.
Secondary Screening Information:
(Needed if basic screening information does not rule out the possibility of donation.)
  •  Past medical history, including eye disease/surgery.
  •  Circumstances of death and/or brief hospital course summary.
  •  Transfusions and infusion.
  •  Condition of body (tattoos, piercings, wounds, trauma, etc.)
  •  Medications.
  •  Temperature, trends in vital signs, I & O's (if applicable.)
Additional Information:
  •  Be sure to get the phone number where next of kin can be reached within the next hour (i.e., relative, neighbor, cell phone, etc.)
  •  Notify OneCall for Life immediately if the next of kin initiates a conversation about donation.
  •  Coroner's case?
  •  Attending physician.
  •  Funeral home, contact and phone number (if available.)
  •  Donor Referral Coordinator will inform you of the family's decision and instruct you further if consent has been obtained.
  •  The Donor Referral Coordinator will contact you with medical screening or family consent outcomes so that arrangements to transport the body to the coroner or funeral home can be made.
Donor Management for Potential Eye Donors

Send body to morgue cooler as soon as possible after taking the following steps:
  •  Gently close eyelids immediately after death. 
  •  Elevate head 30 degrees.
  •  Apply disposable gloves filled with wet ice to the closed eyes.
OneCall for Life
24-Hour Donor Referral Line
800-558-LIFE (5433)