1) Telephone 9-1-1 immediately.2) Once 9-1-1 has been called, a
doctor will be sent to the home in order to declare the death
and
complete the Quebec Declaration of Death (SP-3) document.
Alternately, the declaration of death issometimes performed over
the telephone between the doctor and the ambulance technician on
site.
3) In order to proceed with donation, the doctor/technician will
be required to complete and sign theCriteria Form (Fiche critères)
for McGill University (attached), with the family's assistance.
4) If all the criteria for eligibility are met*, the family or
doctor can call the McGill Body DonorProgram directly at
514-398-2575 to request a transport. If the declaration of death
occurs outside ofour office hours (Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm), a
call should be placed directly to Blythe-Bernier Funeral Home a t
514-495-8082, available 24/7 for transport to the University.
Incases of death at home, transport to the university must take
place within a maximum of6-8 hours following death.
5) The body donor card (signed), the completed Criteria Form
(Fiche critères), and the Declaration ofDeath (SP-3) document
should be sent with the body for transport to the University.
For deaths occurring at a hospital or medical residence (e.g.
CHSLD):
What do I need to do when a loved one passes away?
For deaths occurring at home, the family should do the
following:
Body Donor ProgramFaculty of Medicine, McGill University(514)
[email protected]/anatomy/body-donor-program
1) The family should advise the medical personnel on site
concerning the desire of the deceased todonate his/her body to
science.
2) The majority of doctors/nurses in hospitals are familiar with
the body donation process and alreadypossess the appropriate
documents (Fiche critères). This Criteria Form will be completed by
a memberof the medical staff on site.
3) If all criteria for eligibility are met*, the institution
should call the McGill Body Donor Program directlyat 514 398-2575
to request a transport. As above, if the declaration of death
occurs outside ofour office hours (Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm), a
call should be placed directly to Blythe-Bernier FuneralHome
(514-495-8082), our affiliated funeral home, available 24/7 for
transport to the University. Asin cases of death at home, it should
be noted that death in a medical residence otherthan a hospital is
subject to the same time limit of a maximum of 8-10 hours for
transport to theUniversity, owing to the absence of refrigeration
facilities in the majority of non-hospitalresidences.
4) The body donor card (signed), the completed Fiche critères,
and the Declaration of Death (SP-3)document completed by a doctor
should be sent with the body for transport to the University.
*In addition to the criteria indicted on the attached Criteria
Form (Fiches critères), the University reserves the right to limit
thenumber of body donations accepted during periods of
exceptionally high demand, without notice beforehand.
Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyDépartement d'Anatomie et
de biologie cellulaire
