Which of the following is TRUE in the Pittsburgh protocol for obtaining organs for transplantation?
A. The patient is declared dead by the Harvard criteria of brain death.
B. Most families understand that the organ donor's death will be managed to maximize the health of the organs to be transplanted.
C. It mandates doing everything possible for the health of the patient from whom the organs are taken.
D. Transplant surgeons don't have to wait a few minutes after the heart stops before declaring a patient dead.
E. Drugs are administered that might accelerate the death of the patient from whom the organs are taken.
Answer: E
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