Canada's organ donation rate is the lowest in the industrialized world – and every organ lost is also a life. For the first time ever on-screens, Vital Bonds gives viewers unprecedented access to the powerful real-life human stories of organ donation in Canada. Following a traumatic brain injury, the family of 28-year old athlete Matthew makes the decision to donate his organs. A two-week old baby girl named Harlow receives a donor heart from the far side of the continent. These are just some of the life and death stories covered with unflinching authenticity to show the lasting impact and …
Canada's organ donation rate is the lowest in the industrialized world – and every organ lost is also a life. For the first time ever on-screens, Vital Bonds gives viewers unprecedented access to the powerful real-life human stories of organ donation in Canada. Following a traumatic brain injury, the family of 28-year old athlete Matthew makes the decision to donate his organs. A two-week old baby girl named Harlow receives a donor heart from the far side of the continent. These are just some of the life and death stories covered with unflinching authenticity to show the lasting impact and major importance of organ donation in Canada.
Avertissement : Représentations de la mort et de mourants, de chirurgies, d’organes et de sang.
Brève activité d’introduction à la leçon ou série de questions d’enquête avec un peu de contexte : Ce documentaire porte sur le don d’organes et comprend des entrevues avec les familles, les personnes et le personnel médical concernés par le processus. Il se penche aussi sur l’avenir des transplantations d’organes et le rôle de la science et de la technologie.