Today is DonateLifeToday #ThankYouDay – a day to acknowledge those who have given the gift of life by donating an organ. 💗 ⁣ ⁣ We’re taking the opportunity to highlight the amazing work of our Transport Support Unit (TSU) who provide an urgent transport service to DonateLife by getting donor organs and blood products to wherever in the state they’re needed. ⁣ ⁣ In cases where donor organs are flown in from other states, on-the-ground transport is needed to get them from the airport to the hospital and, when the transplant is time critical and needs an urgent, lights-and-sirens convoy, the TSU is called upon for help. ⁣ ⁣ On occasions where they are required, TSU members meet the plane on the tarmac to receive the organ before transporting it to the major hospital where the transplant surgery is being performed. ⁣ ⁣ They also assist with the transport of urgent blood samples from regional hospitals to Melbourne for compatibility testing. ⁣ ⁣ TSU Acting Sergeant Marty Challis said ...