Organ Donation
By Mike Gallacher
Lance Armstrong & Terry Box
Relevant Numbers
• 118,000 *in need* as of 11/2010
• 12,000 Die Every Year w/o Receiving
• This equals 18 per day
• These 18 are replaced by 110 More
• 80% of Americans are FOR Donation
One life may Benefit 50
table 2 Actionable Donor Designation Pop. 18+ for 2009
Donate Life America 4/2010 Report Card
http://www.donatelife.net/pdfs/DLA_Report_Card_2010_FINAL.pdf
State
Wyoming
Utah
Connecticut
South Carolina
Texas
TOTAL
Donor (ADD)
335,000
1,206,472
1,001,608
315,309
440,000
86,339,234
State Pop.
Age18+
412,245
1,915,748
2,710,303
3,480,510
17,886,333
232,458,335
ADD as %
of Age 18+
81%
63%
37%
9%
2%
37.1%
Donation is possible while alive and after death
7 “Solid” Reasons to Donate
• Heart
• Lung x2
• Kidney x2
• Liver*
• Pancreas
*The Liver is regenerative which means you don’t
have to actually give your whole organ
You may be one life
to the world but
you could be the
world to one life.
- Anonymous
Investigate for Yourself
 National Donor Memorial: http://www.donormemorial.org
 United Network for Organ Sharing: http://www.unos.org
 Donate Life America: http://www.donatelife.net
 Organ Donor (USA): http://www.organdonor.gov
 National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.gov
 National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov
 Utah Organ Donor Registry: https://www.yesutah.org
1.866.937.8824 (866.yes.utah)