The new lung or lungs are donated by someone who has been declared brain-dead but remains on life-support.

The donated heart and lungs are from a person who has been declared brain-dead, but remains on life-support.

The donated organs must come from a person who has been declared brain-dead, but is still on life-support.

That's why they wanted her declared brain-dead while part of her brain still functioned.

Having been declared brain-dead, the donor's body would remain on life support until Ryan arrived at that hospital and was prepared for surgery.

He said she was declared brain-dead at Elmhurst Hospital Center.

The donor had been declared brain-dead before the operation.

He is declared brain-dead, and placed on life support.

If Baby D is declared brain-dead within seven days, the hospital will give notice that his organs are available for transplant.

He was later declared brain-dead and his life support system was switched off.