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Organ donation is the harvest of an organ or tissue from one individual to be transplanted into another. Organ donation can be done after brain death, after cardiac death or while the donor is alive for non-essential organs.
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Fast Facts
- Organs that can be donated: heart, kidney, liver, lungs, pancreas, small intestine, eyes, skin, bones, veins and tendons
- 95,000 US patients waiting for transplantNational Kidney Foundation: 25 Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation
- 4,000 new transplant patients each monthNational Kidney Foundation: 25 Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation
- 17 patients die each day waiting for a donorNational Kidney Foundation: 25 Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation
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History
There is an ancient Chinese story, dating back to the 4th century BC, describing a surgeon who switched the hearts of two soldiers. The first documented donation occurred in 1818 in which a man donated blood to his wife after she lost blood during childbirth. This blood donation was arranged by obstetrician, James Blundell. The first successful bone donation was in 1878. The bone as harvested from a dead donor. The first documentation of a skin graft was in 1881.The Gift of a Lifetime: History of Transplantation -
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Just got done with the senior video project for a youth in our church abt organ donation. moved to encourage more to donate. #organdonation
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St. Francis recognized for organ donation efforts: ... Bremer accepted the award on behalf of his staff, some o.. http://bit.ly/2NFQVQ
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On PBS's Independent Lens tonite @ 10: "D tour" -a moving doc film about organ donation w/ my friends Pat Sturgeon & the late Evan Farrell.
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View All Organ Donation Questions (612) | Ask a QuestionDo you donate to charitable organizations? Why or why not? (2 Answers)I think it's better to donate time and effort than money, however, not everyone has that time to use. I guess money really is a donation of time too though ... read moreAre you an organ donor? Why or why not should a person donate their organs after their death? (12 Answers)I have an aunt who had kidney disease for most of her life, and was bedridden for for six years before she received a cadaver kidney transplant. That was over ... read moreWhy arent you an organ donor? What beliefs or concerns keep you from deciding to donate if you are ever in a position to do so? (7 Answers)These are some Myths and religious belifs about Organ Donation Myth - If I donate my organs, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save ... read moreIf you had to choose whom to donate an organ to, your spouse or your child, whom would you pick and why? (9 Answers)That's a tough call. I love both my wife and my daughter. But if this will happen to me, I will choose my daughter. My wife will be happy with ... read more
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