Upload
clifton-payne
View
214
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
GET THE FACTS:GET THE FACTS:
Organ and Tissue Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Donation and Transplantation
Developed by Donate Life NJ to support the mandate of the
New Jersey Hero Act (S755/A2083)
Why should I learn about donation?
There are over 103,000 people in the US waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
There are not enough donated organs available for everyone on the list, many people die while waiting.
You will have to make a decision about
whether you want to register as a donor
when you apply for or renew your license once you turn 18.
2,437,000
In 2008 . . .
7,985
100,000+
people died in the US*
people became deceased donors (This is less than 1% of the total deaths for that year)**
people were waiting for a lifesaving transplant**
*National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 57, No 11, February 17, 2009,,** www.UNOS.org
21,746 organs were transplanted from deceased donors**
Most donors are people who have experienced a severe, life-ending trauma to the brain and are declared brain dead.
This means that brain function has irreversibly and permanently ceased.
In some cases, it is possible for a person to become a donor after
cardiac death.
The team of doctors and nurses involved in treating you is not involved with the donation or
transplant process.
.
"Rich and famous people get moved to the top of the waiting
list, while 'regular' people have to wait a long time for a transplant."
Social and financial data are NEVER considered.
Organs are computer matched according to
compatibility of donor and recipient, wait time, and medical need.
Due to medical advances more people than ever are able to become
donors.
At the time of death, the appropriate medical professionals determine
whether or not you can be a donor.
All major organized religions approve of organ and tissue donation and some consider it an act of charity.
“If I have the words ‘organ donor’ on my license, it means that I am giving consent to become a living
donor as well as a deceased donor.”
Registering as an organ donor on your license has nothing to do with living
donation.
In New Jersey, having the words “Organ Donor” on your license means that
you consent to donating your organs and tissue once you have
died.
When you renew or apply for your license at a Motor Vehicle Agency
say “yes” to becoming an organ and tissue donor.
Register as an organ and tissue donor on-line at www.donatelifenj.org.
OR
How to become a HERO
What if I’m under the age of 18?
You still have the power to donate!
Tell your family your decision so that they
know of your choice to become a donor.