Organ and Tissue Donation www Donate Life AZ

Organ and Tissue Donation www. Donate. Life. AZ. org

Donor Network of Arizona Federally designated, nonprofit, organ procurement organization (OPO) OPOs - Responsible for two main functions within their designated service area: 1) Increasing the number of registered donors 2) Coordinating the donation process

Donation facts 10 Every minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. 22 On average people die each day while waiting for a transplant. * As of January 2018

What is donation? Lifesaving gift to others in need Comfort to donor families

Donation Overview Four types of donors Organ Donors Tissue Donors Living Donors Birth Tissue Donation

Organ donation 1: 8 One organ donor can save eight lives.

What organs can be donated? Lungs (2) Liver Intestines Heart Kidneys (2) Pancreas

The paths to organ donation Brain death When a patient has irreversible and complete loss of all brain function. Donation after circulatory death When a patient has severe brain damage from which they will not recover, and their family decides to withdraw care.

Organ preservation times* *Information from www. unos. org

Sunni, Mark and Traci Sunni was just 17 years old when she passed away in a tragic car accident. Because of her decision to register as an organ donor, four people are alive today. The man who received her heart, Mark, was able to meet Sunni’s mom, Traci, and thank her for her daughter’s gift of life. Registering gives hope to people like Mark and allows you to live on through others.

True or False? “The doctors will not try as hard to save me if they know I’m an organ donor. ”

FALSE Donation is not an option until someone has passed away. Until that time, doctors and nurses do everything in their power to save the person in their care. The doctors who are involved in caring for patients at the hospital are not the same doctors involved in the donation and transplantation process.

Tissue donation One tissue donor can restore health and heal the lives of more than 75 people.

What tissues can be donated? Corneas Blood vessels Skin Lifesaving and life enhancing tissues Heart valves Bones Connective tissue

What is the cornea? The clear, contact-like tissue covering the front of the eye that is the main focusing element. Vision is dramatically reduced if the cornea becomes cloudy from disease, injury or infection. A cornea transplant can repair or restore the vision of the recipient.

Bone donation is another aspect of tissue donation. This person’s femur had a tumor, and a donor bone was able to replace the diseased area to repair the femur. Before transplant After transplant

Nathan suffered a sports injury that required him to have surgery on his knee. Thanks to a generous tissue donor, his ACL was repaired and he was able to go back to playing baseball for his high school.

Living donation A person can donate one kidney or part of the liver Who can donate? Good health Must be 18 years or older Directed or non-directed donation Living donation is facilitated through transplant centers o iles, kidney d G r e c n e p S d n a Kylie Wright ers recipient; sist y nor and kidne

Who can be a donor? Anyone 15 ½+ can express their wishes to be an organ and tissue donor by joining the Donate. Life. AZ Registry. Until the age of 18, the final decision still falls to a parent. Doctors determine medical suitability for donation at the time of a patient’s passing. There is no age limit on registering to be a donor. People with existing medical conditions can register and potentially donate.

Why register? Sign up, save lives!

Ways to register Online at Donate. Life. AZ. org Check the box at ADOT MVD and get the donor heart symbol on your license or permit. Fill out a registration card today. DONOR

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