I am an organ donor, are you? Organ donations can help many people around the world, all you have to do is tick a little box at your local Department of Motor Vehicles (D.M.V.). People do not ask to have organ failure, they just do. Who are we to deny someone else the chance to live, if all we have to do is just share our organs when we are finished with them, we can not take them with us so what are you going to do with them? Lives may come and go, but organs can be passed on to the next person in need.
A lot of people think that you have to be dead to be an organ donor, but that is a myth. There are several organs that you can donate to a person in need, i.e. your kidneys, which is the most common donation, a portion of your lung because it has regenerative properties. In the most rare
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You can also donate bone marrow to that will be used to replace destroyed or damaged bone marrow in another person 's body. You do not have to be an organ donor, you just have to be willing to go under the scalpel and offer your organs to a person in need of a better life.
One name is added to this waiting list every eleven minutes. and they are waiting for the gift of quality life, will you be their saving grace? Just one deceased organ donor can save up to, but not limited to, eight (8) lives and enhance up to fifty (50) other peoples ' quality of life. There are about seventy-five (75) legal organ transplant surgeries completed daily with varied success rate, but that is only because there are unforeseen complication with a donee 's body. But for the most part, organ transplant surgeries go according to plan and the donee, and donor walk away perfectly fine in live donation cases. The
Organ donation is the process of surgical removing an organ or tissue from the organ owner and placing it into the recipient. The donation is usually made when the donor has no use for their belongings (after death) so they give the recipient the necessary organ/tissue that has failed or has been damaged by injury or disease. I agree with the idea of organ donations, the reason I support organ donations is because I believe that it can cause reduction on people dying and increasing the number of saving lives. Patients on the path of death from organ failure often live longer after receiving a transplant (Dubois,19). I am all for organ donations because in my opinion it’s a genuine act of love. It is a
According to donate life America 94% of US adults strongly support donation but only 30% of those people know the essential steps to take to be a donor. As stated on the DMV.org website you can become an organ donor or three different ways. One you could register with your states organ donor registry by going to organdonor.gov and filling out a form. You can also fill out a donor card and put it in your wallet stating that you would want to be an organ donor in the event of an accident. And Leslie and arguably the most simple is to do it directly at the DMV. Most of you in the room around the same age as mine and probably got your ID when you turn 16. In my case I have to go back to the DMV to get a updated license in April 2020. While you 're there to get an updated license only have to do is check a box. It is that easy to become an organ donor so you might as well, there are no negatives to becoming a organ donor, only the potential to save and improve
if you are dying, what are you going to use your organs for any ways? Why not give them to a person in need, a person that has loved ones that need...
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.
Organ donation is the contribution of the biological tissue of the body of a human being, right from a dead or living persona to a receiver who is alive and needs a transplantation. The organs are removed by doctors in a surgical process following a determination, based on the donor’s medical history.
As a conclusion, I want you to imagine that one morning you wake up and find out that you are moving for a holiday and you have a closet filled with clothes which are new but useless for you in your holiday, what would you do with these clothes? Would you throw them out or would you leave them behind for someone else to use? Organ donation is something like that; you can make people happy with your decision and make them live their second life instead of bringing your organs with you when you are dead. By making organ donation you can be a hope for sick people. Organ donation is not made if your organ is necessary for you or your decision does not affect the attitudes of doctors towards you. Also it is not against your faith and your body will not be cut into pieces. Therefore, organ donation is very necessary and people should be informed about this issue.
You are all in luck. Becoming an organ donor, you are entitled to be able to say, “I will save a life”.
There are many good reasons to give back to the community, but with the shortage of lifesaving organs being an organ donor is a perfectly good reason to assist someone in desperate need of a miracle. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states that 119,000 individuals are on the waiting list for a transplant, plus every ten minutes some is added to that very same list. As a result, 22 people die each day waiting for their transplant (2015). These statistics are a huge number to take into account. People waiting helplessly for a miracle to happen, and most individuals basically need to do is take action in becoming an organ donor. Individuals also have to take a look at the criteria to even be on the waiting list. People would have to be in the end stage organ failure and have seen a transplant surgeon to be even considered. Here in the United States the system they use is for one to be even considered if by the urgency of the need, their blood type, how long on the waiting list, and the best match (Clemmons, 2009). No wonder there is such a need of donors because not only they have to address the shortage of organs, but as well oneself would have to meet these criteria. People must not get discouraged in donating their precious organs, they should also come together as a community and bring awareness of the demand of organ donors needed to address these issues. The more
Organs that can be donated include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs, skin, bone, bone marrow, and cornea (medlineplus.com).
A. One important detail about organ and tissue donation is that you do not need to be dead in order to donate your organs or tissue.
Unfortunately, the life-saving potential of transplantation is limited by the shortage of organs available for donation. In general, several suitable organs from deceased individuals are not harvested for donation (for reasons that will be discussed later) and this largely contributes to the shortage1. In 1968, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act gave individuals the right to donate organs and tissue in the United States1. Donors can either be living or deceased. Living donors are individuals who choose to donate portions of vital organs or a single kidney. Their donations can be directed to a specific recipient or can be an indirect altruistic donation; however, altruistic donations are very rare. Majority of donations come from deceased donors2. Deceased donors are individuals who have been medically declared dead, and who have previously registered as organ donors or whose legal representatives (usually their family members) have authorized organ donation on their behalf. One deceased donor can make up to eight donations from different organs, and therefore, can save up to eight lives4. Candidates for donation are chosen based on their blood-type (it must match the donated organ) and their medical need for a donation (the most critically ill patients are more likely to receive donations). The organs that are currently approved for transplantation are the kidney, heart, lung, and liver. Although living donations are a significant proportion of donations in the United States, this paper will focus on increasing the number of deceased
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." -Albert Pike. The act of giving can be defined in many terms; one of them is organ donations. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others, to help save lives even when you're gone and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance at life. Almost everyone would want to be able to say “I have saved a life.” But by becoming an organ donor, as I really wish to, you can be able to say “I will save a life.” The number of patients waiting for organs is almost ten times the number of people who are registered as organ donors. Patients are forced to wait months, and even years for a match,
I am religious myself, and if my religion didn’t allow organ donation I would probably be against it. Also some people are worried about ethical issues and the increase of organs being sold in the black market. I agree with their worries, but personally saving a life is more important to me than worrying about organs of dead people being sold. I agree with the people who support organ donation because I think it not only gives people a second chance, but it also brings us closer together. I have watched documentaries of family members visiting the people who received their loved one’s organs, and it is nice to see how happy they are. The donor’s family is happy to see the organs alive in someone else, and are proud that their loved one saved a life. The receiver is happy and grateful that he/she has a second chance. For that reason, I support organ
Organ donation is often perceived with doubt because many people do not know the truth. There are many myths out about the donating of organs that cause many people to opt not to. What many do not realize is the truth about organ donation. The body of the donor after the surgery is not mangled up and is presentable for the funeral. Organ donation is ethical and should not be looked down upon. Organ donating is there to save lives, not to hurt anyone. Many people think that they should be paid or given something in return for donating their organs, which is...
Organ transplants have been done in the United States since the 1950; Organ donations takes healthy organs and tissues from a human body, from a living or a dead person for transplantation into another. Transplanted organs and tissues replace diseased, damaged, or destroyed body parts. They can help restore the health of a person who might otherwise die or be seriously disabled .doctor first assesses whether the person is medically eligible for a transplant. If so, the doctor then refers the individual to a local transplant center. The transplant center evaluates the patient’s health and mental status as well as the level of social support to see if the person is a viable candidate for an organ transplant. once a person is accepted as a transplant candidate, the patient must wait until suitable donor organs are found, Organs and tissues that can be donated and used for transplants include kidneys, lungs, heart,...