What does it take to be someones hero? All that it takes is signing the back of ones drivers licence and you could be a hero by saving up to 8 lives and enhancing the lives of many more; it only takes you being an organ donor. Organ donation has negative connotation tied to its back. even though many people in todays society believe that no wrong can happen in their life but in reality we are not invincible and accidents do happen and your time will come to end sometime. The act of organ donation is a compassionate and the humane choice for a person to make. Transplantation is a modern medical marven. Despite continuing advances in medicine and technology, the need for organs and tissue is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation. You can give someone the ultimate gift after you have left this earth - the gift of life. To understand why organ donation is so important, one must understand what it is and how the process works. According to the UNited States Department of Health and Human Services, “Organ donation is when someone who has died, has previously given permission for their organs to be taken from their body and transplanted into someone else's who has some sort of medical condition, and can not survive off of their own (United States Department of Health and Human Service). Organ donation can provide a young child with a full life of memories that would not have been made possible on his own. One may think that the only way to save others lives is by donating blood but many different organs and body parts can also save someones life, these include the “heart, intestine, kidneys, liver, lung, pancreas, pancreas islet cell, heart valves, bone, skin, corneas, veins, cartilage, and tendons” (United State... ... middle of paper ... ...e waiting list. The problem is the potential donors die without leaving instructions that they wish to be an organ donor. Each donor could enhance the lives of up to fifty people. Everyone should sign up to be an organ donor because the greatest gift you can give is the gift of life. Works Cited Paterson, J.G. (2013). Improving the rates of organ donation for transplantation. Nursing Standard/RCN Publishing, 27, 35-39 Lustbader, D. (2014). Organ Donation: Practicalities and Ethical Conundrums. American Journal of Critical Care, 23, 81-84 Goldstein, M.J., Lubezky, N., Yushkov, Y., Bae, C., & Guarrera, J.V. (2012) Innovations in Organ Donation. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 79, 351-355 Broeckx, N. (2013). Living Organ Donation and Minors: A Major Dilemma. European Journal of Health Law, 41-62 Donate the Gift of Life. U.S Department of Health & Human Services
With deaths occurring everyday due to a lack of organ donation, this tragic situation could possibly be rectified by educating the public about organ donation by revealing stories behind successuful transplants and the reality that organ donation is truly giving
Do you want to be a superhero in someones life then you should consider being an organ donor. Why would I want to be an organ donor you may ask? Well for one after you die your organs could be used to help someone else live. Wouldn't that be cool, you could help people after you have passed on. You can be a organ donor at any age. You can also be a organ donor while you are still alive. The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. Signing up for organ donation will save more lives. Becoming an organ donor is simple and can save the lives of many individuals needing your help. You have the power to save.
One single organ donor can save the lives of eight people and that same donor can help to improve health conditions of fifty other people as said by an article on facts about donation. Organ donation is when a living or deceased person's organs are taken out by medical physicians and surgically inserted into another person's body to help improve their health condition. The receiver and donor of the organ are not the only people affected by the transplant. Families of the donor will often become relieved knowing that their loved one will be continuing to help needy people even after they are gone and the families of the receiver will also sleep better knowing that there is still a chance that someone could help the medical status of their loved one. Organ transplant has also overcome many scientific challenges. Jekyll’s actions in Dr.
Most people when you think of organ donation you think that it concess of someone giving up an organ or someone receiving one. There is a lot more behind this process then just someone donating or receiving an organ. A person has to take in consideration if the person wants to give up their organs, if their religion allows them, how to learn to cope with losing their loved one passing, and more. Organ donation could involve a community and details with a person 's culture beliefs. Organ Donation is one question everyone has been asked, depending on how we allow it to impact us and what we believe.
According to United Network for Organ Sharing (2010) organ donations and transplantation are the removal of organs and tissues from one person and placed into another person’s body. The need for organ transplantation usually occurs when the recipient organ has failed (UNOS, 2010). Organ donation can save the lives of many individuals who are on the waiting list for an organ donation. Becoming an organ donor can be a difficult decision. Many people have the false beliefs about being an organ donor. An example would be if organ donor is on their driver’s license and a person is in a life-threatening accident everything will not be done to save their life. There is an increase need for organ donors and unfortunately the need for organ transplantation exceeds the amount of organs available. This causes the difficult decision of deciding who deserves the transplantation over another client. Which person deserves the opportunity of having the second chance of life with a newly transplanted organ? The case study, “Who will receive the liver?” involves to potential clients Mr. Mann and Mrs. Bay. Mr. Mann a fifty year old drinker who will soon die with alcoholic cirrhosis, he lives alone, and makes no guarantee he will stop drinking even if he does receive an organ donation. The second candidate, Mrs. Bay a thirty-seven year old with hepatitis B who has some sick days is married with a young family and is very active in the community. Mrs. Bay is ahead of Mr. Mann on the donation waiting list (Butts & Rich, 2008, p.305). The purpose of this paper is to view the difference between each candidate and decide which recipient should receive the liver transplant.
The process of organ donation is essential to the institution of health for it to continue to function smoothly and to provide the protection and safety it was designed to create. Organ donation also has many latent functions such as creating jobs for the surgeons and doctors.
When viewing organ donation from a moral standpoint we come across many different views depending on the ethical theory. The controversy lies between what is the underlying value and what act is right or wrong. Deciding what is best for both parties and acting out of virtue and not selfishness is another debatable belief. Viewing Kant and Utilitarianism theories we can determine what they would have thought on organ donation. Although it seems judicious, there are professionals who seek the attention to be famous and the first to accomplish something. Although we are responsible for ourselves and our children, the motives of a professional can seem genuine when we are in desperate times which in fact are the opposite. When faced with a decision about our or our children’s life and well being we may be a little naïve. The decisions the patients who were essentially guinea pigs for the first transplants and organ donation saw no other options since they were dying anyways. Although these doctors saw this as an opportunity to be the first one to do this and be famous they also helped further our medical technology. The debate is if they did it with all good ethical reasoning. Of course they had to do it on someone and preying upon the sick and dying was their only choice. Therefore we are responsible for our own health but when it is compromised the decisions we make can also be compromised.
Organ donation is the surgical removal of organs or a tissue of one person to be transplanted to another person for the purpose of replacing a failed organ damaged by disease or injury. Organs and tissues that can be transplanted are liver, kidneys, pancreas, heart, lungs, intestines, cornea, middle ear, skin, bone, bone marrow, heart valves, and connective tissues. Everyone regardless of age can consider themselves as potential donors. After one dies, he is evaluated if he is suited for organ donation based on their medical history and their age as determined by the Organ Procurement Agency (Cleveland Clinic).
Did you know that “21 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and only 45 percent of American adults are registered organ donors” (Wen)? More people should become organ donors so that the number of people dying decreases. Although some will argue that being an organ donor increases their odds of not being fully helped by a doctor, people should still donate. People should become an organ donor because just one organ donor can save many lives. Another reason people should donate their organs is because it’s free and very helpful. Becoming an organ donor can also help overcome death anxiety. Despite the concerns more people should become an organ donor because they can save many, it’s free and beneficial, and can help overcome death anxiety.
Can you believe that an organ has the ability to make a positive change is someone life? Anyone that is over the age of eighteen has the ability to donate. Minors can donate as well if the consent of the parents is given. The statement everyone can donate is truly accurate because honestly everyone has the ability to sign up to be a donor. Organ donation is when a live or deceased donor gives consent for their organs to be used as donated organs to another individual that is in need of those organs. The organs that are included when it comes to donation are; lungs, heart, kidneys, intestines, pancreas and liver (Smith 2015). These six organs have the ability to change someone life. In society what most people don’t realize is that organ donation
According to the American Transplant Foundation, more than 122,344 people are currently on the waiting list for an organ transplant that could potentially save their life; eighteen of those people die every day because of the lack of organ donors. This
Many people believe that organ donation is a good thing, and it should be practiced for various reasons. One reason may be that through organ donation, many lives can be saved. Sometimes it’s just one organ that fails, and by receiving that organ from a person they can continue to live as they had been before. This may extend their life for many decades. Organ donation can also provide a sense of comfort. The family of the deceased may feel better knowing that even after their loved one is dead, his/her organs are still alive and helping others. It may also make living donors feel better about themselves since they may have given someone a new life with their organ. Organ donation also helps medical students practice medicine and helps them become better doctors. For
Organ donation is a sensitive topic for many people, but is an important topic for all to learn about. There are people all over the world that are in need of organs. Because of the shortage of donors there are too many people dying because of the lack of available organs. The U.S. is a country that could learn from many other countries to help their donor waiting list that is growing every day. When signing up to become a donor you are helping many people. This topic should be discussed with family before you make this commitment, but it is very encouraged to take part
Organ donation is when someone who has died, has previously given permission for their organs to be taken from their body and transplanted into someone else?s who because of some sort of medical condition, can not survive off of their own. At the time of death one?s heart, intestine, kidneys, liver, lung, pancreas, pancreas islet cell, heart valves, bone, skin, corneas, veins, cartilage, and tendons can all be used for transplantation. Choosing to donate organs is beneficial to many people, morally the right thing to do when you pass on and, is also one of the most important ways for survival of many people.
Organ donation is always a hard decision to make before you pass away, and for your loved ones to make after you have passed away. People often misinterpret how organ donation works. In order for someone to want to be a donor they have to be able to understand all the facts about it. Not all people realize how important being an organ donor is. Three steps that everyone should go through before you decide where you stand on organ donation are understanding the facts from myths, understand the process of organ donation, and read at least one story of how organ donation has changed someone’s life. (Organ Donation Myths, Ten Facts,