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ORGAN DONATION PRESENTATION

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ORGAN DONATION

PRESENTATION

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What is Organ donation:

Organ donation is the process of removing tissues or organs from a live, or recently dead, person to be used in another.

The former is the donor and the latter is the recipient.

People of all ages can become donors.

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Who can be a donor:

Type of donors

Some organs can be donated by a living person

Almost all organs can be donated by someone dead but this has to reach the recipient within a few hours after the donor's death.

In case of live donation the donor should give his consent .

In case of cadaver donation, relatives need to provide consent.

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Voluntary Donation:

Almost everywhere organ donation is voluntary

Two voluntary systems include –

1.Opt In - Where the donor gives consent

2.Opt Out - Where anyone who has not refused is considered as a donor

In India we have the Opt in system, while many western countries practice the opt out system

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Organs for Donation:

Some of the organs that are commonly donated -

• Kidneys

• Eyes (cornea)

• Heart

• Lungs

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Skin

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Organ shortage – reasons:Family consent, and negative attitude contribute towards organ shortage.

This could be due to the following reasons -

• Religion

• Fear, ignorance and misunderstanding

• Legal aspects

• Media reports on scandals involving organ rackets

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Questions

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Organ Donation

Improving Organ Donation

Currently organ donation can be termed as a "crisis with a cure." The following are some ways to improve organ donation-

• Improved patient care to facilitate easier approach for organ donation, in case of patient death

• Trained transplant co-ordinators and grief counsellors

• Improved hospital infrastructure

• Qualified Intensivists and Surgeons

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Organ Donation

Improving Organ Donation

Currently organ donation can be termed as a "crisis with a cure." The following are some ways to improve organ donation-

• Increased HLA typing and cross matching facilities

• Improved facilities in packing,transport and retrieval of organs

• Supporting organization for networking and registry maintenance

• Effective use of technology to facilitate organ donation

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Role of society

Society plays a crucial role in transplant programme especially in case of cadaver transplants.

There is a urgent need for increased public awareness regarding organ donation and greater effort must be taken to dispel public concerns regarding the same.

Organ donation can give a new twist to tragedy. Remember "organs wasted are lives lost".