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Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 1,054 Send Message	Peter	Report	24 Feb 2005 18:50
	The actual names of the doner would not be available to public record unless spasificly done so or agreed by the family of doner. The event might be found on a 'ON THIS DAY' site or the history of the 20th cent. TV and news paper archives or archived copies of Lancet the medical paper.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 1,133 Send Message	Abigail	Report	24 Feb 2005 18:06
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 1,133 Send Message	I had a look around and found that the first kidney transplant from a donor killed in an accident was in 1965. I think the surgeons may have been Calne and Murray. My husband will be home later and I should be able to get him to find some more information on it for you. Abigail
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 276 Send Message	Karen	Report	24 Feb 2005 12:34
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 276 Send Message	Anyone got any ideas as to where I can find out about medical events? Apparently one of my relatives was the first child kidney (or possibly liver) donor in the UK after he died in a road traffic accident. Event apparentely occurred in the 1960's and as it was the first one to involve a young child (he was only 3 or 4) then I would assume it would be recorded somewhere. Did try a quick google but could not find anything of immediate use. Karen