CREATED BY: SAM LANGSTONPIT-4 T H PERIOD

Organ Donation

What is it?

“Donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body,from a living or dead personto a living recipient in needof a transplantation”

What’s Donated?

Heart and heart valves

SkinBone and bone

marrowTendonsEyesCornea

Intestines LiverPancreasLungsKidney(Any organ or tissue)

The Process

Patient diagnosedTransplant team evaluates the patientIf approved, the patient is placedon the national waiting listWhen an organ’s available, the localOPO enters information

The Process (Cont.)

Computer generates a list of recipientsOPO contacts transplant team and theyeither accept or decline the transplantIf accepted, the team preparesPatient is brought to hospital towait for surgery

Ages of Living Donors

Ages 18-3430%

Ages 35-4941%

Ages 50-6427%

Ages 65+2%

Ages 18-34Ages 35-49Ages 50-64Ages 65+

Facts

Over 100,000 Americans are on awaiting listApproximately 30,000 transplants areperformed per yearMore than 6,000 people die by lack of a donor organ

Facts (Cont.)

In the United States, organ donationis done only with consent ofthe family or donor themselvesOne organ donor can saveup to eight livesApproximately 18 people die every day.

Facts (Cont.)

Family does not have to paybills relating to your donationSuccess rate is between 80 and 90 percentIllegal to buy and sell organsin the United States

Facts (Cont.)

Anyone can be a donorMost religions support organ donationWhen matching donor organs to recipients,the computer configures in medical issuesOpen casket funeral is usually possiblefor donors

Donated Organs

628 Organs donated in the NewYork Metropolitan Area in 2012

Summary

More than 100,000 Americans are the waiting list, one donor can save

eight lives, it’s illegal to buy and sell organs, 30,000 transplants are

done per year, and anyone can be a donor.