Donor cycle

Donor cycle

"Donor cycle" is a term used by persons in the emergency medical field as a nickname for a motorcycle. The idea behind the term is that, because a significant number of motorcycle crashes are fatal, the organs (e.g., heart, liver, kidneys, corneas, etc.) of a motorcyclist involved in an accident can often be harvested and transplanted into another patient.

ee also

*Emergency Room
*Helmets
*Motorcycle Safety
*Organ donor


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