Organ Donation :
Organ donation does not cost
Anyone can be a potential organ
donation related charges are
and tissue donor, regardless of
age or medical condition. You’re
never too old to be on the
the donor family anything. All
billed to the organ procurement
organization, including all lab
tests, surgical fees, and doctor’s
registry.
fees.
There are only two diseases that
If you donate you may still have
make you unable to donate,
an open casket funeral.
AIDS and Cancer.
Prosthetic devices are used to
The first priority of medical
personnel is to save the lives of
their patients. Organ and tissue
maintain body form, and suture
lines are located where clothing
will cover them.
donation is not discussed until
You may specify what you want
every life-saving option is
to donate.
exhausted and death has been
declared or is imminent. The
doctors and nurses at the
medical center are completely
separate from those who work
for the organ and tissue
recovery organizations.
Organ donation can only occur
when someone has been declared
brain dead, or in some instances
after cardiac death. Because
brain death isn’t a common
occurrence, viable organ donors
are rare. Tissue donation (eyes,
bone, skin, veins, heart valves,
tendons, etc.) can occur even
after the heart has ceased
beating.
When a donated organ becomes
donation and improve dozens
available, a list is generated
more through tissue donation,
from UNOS which ranks
the importance of becoming a
recipients based on severity of
donor is much more apparent.
illness, length of time on the
waiting list, size compatibility of
organs, blood type, tissue types,
and proximity to donor. Things
such as income, occupation,
gender, and race are not
All major religions support organ
donation and consider it an act
of charity. You can look up a list
of statements from major
religions regarding donation .
considered when an organ is
You may be a living donor,
placed.
donations that occur while you
There are still so many people
needing organ transplants
because only about 2% of deaths
meet brain death criteria and
have the potential to become
organ donors. Many of the
people waiting for transplants
are children, and few adult
donors can donate to children.
The number of organs donated
hasn’t been able to keep pace
with the need and thousands of
people die every year on the
waiting list. When you consider
that one organ donor can save up
to nine lives through organ
are alive. This includes blood
donation, donating bone marrow,
a kidney, or part of your liver.