title: [The children organ transplantation and pediatric emergency medical system].
abstract: The revised Organ Transplant Law has eliminated the age restriction on donor, permits organ donation from brain-death children legally. At present, though, there are still many problems. We must remedy pediatric emergency medical system. Especially, we promote a number of children trauma centers as possible. And another thing, we establish distinct criteria for brain-death diagnosis of children, and support systems such as patient transportation and dispatch of specialists.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital.
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*