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The Beating Heart in the Box: Organ Courier Logistics
When a donor match is confirmed, a heart has just four to six hours to reach its recipient. That's not enough time for standard shipping—so a specialized courier must hand-carry the organ through every checkpoint, flight delay, and security argument. This episode unpacks the emergency logistics machine behind organ transplants: the cold ischemia clock, the perfusion devices that keep hearts beating in sterile boxes, the TSA protocols for human tissue, and the psychological weight on the couriers who serve as the single point of failure in a life-or-death chain. From diverted flights to…
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