Facts about organ donation
[2023-02-20 17:07:16]
Despite continued efforts in public education, misunderstandings and inaccuracies in donation still exist. Understand these facts and better understand the donation of organs, eyes, and tissues.
FACTS: Domestic computer systems and strict standards are established to ensure ethical and impartial organ distribution. Typing of organs and blood and tissues, organ size, urgency, waiting time and place coincidence
FACTS: People of all ages and medical history should see themselves as potential donors. Depending on your health condition when you died, you decide which organ or organization you donate.
Fact: Organs and tissues that can be provided: heart, kidney, lung, pancreas, liver, intestine, cornea, skin, tendon, bone, nerve, heart valve
Fact: Even if you already have a driver's license, the state donor registry or national donation registry will confirm your wish and share your decision with your family so that you can see your wish please.
Fact: If you are sick or injured and brought to the hospital, the first priority is to save your life. Organ donation can be considered only after the doctor declares brain death
Fact: When a family member of the donor requests or agrees, only information on the organ donor will be released to organs. Otherwise, we will protect patient's privacy for donor's family and recipients
Fact: We need donors for all races and ethnic groups. Improvement of transplant success rate when organs match among members of the same ethnic background
Once the patient is "listed", the transplant hospital adds the patient's medical information to the UNOS computer system. The patient will not be included in the ranking list immediately. When determining dead organ donors, the UNOS computer system generates a ranked list of transplant candidates suitable for receiving each organ. Factors that affect ranking include blood type, organization type, urgency, latency, expected revenue, geographic location, and other criteria
When we talk about donation of providing your organs and organs, it is about providing the dead organs or providing organs. This is an organ donated by a doctor team who received hospital approval to tell of brain death. It is said that the human brain died when irreversible loss of consciousness, brain stem reflex, and spontaneous breathing ceased. More than 125 million people are registered as organ donors, but when they die they actually only provide about 3% of them. Brain death is caused by severe irreversible brain damage or bleeding which stops all brain activity. Because you can not maintain your own life, all areas of the brain will be damaged and will not function, but the body support system can maintain important body functions. This keeps organ circulation sufficiently important enough to promote organ donation.
Fact: Donation of organs and tissues does not prevent the funeral of open coffin. Since the donor's body was placed on clothing, there were no obvious signs of donation of organs and tissues. For bone provision, insert the rod in the position where the bone is removed. Through skin donation, a very thin skin layer is taken from the back of the donor, as well as tanned skin. As the donor is lying in the coffin wearing clothes, no one can see the difference. FACTS: There are few medical conditions that will automatically disqualify you from organ donation. The decision to use organs is based on strict medical standards. Depending on the organ, it may not be suitable for transplantation, but there are no problems with other organs and tissues. Please do not cancel your qualification prematurely. Only medical professionals at your death can judge whether your organs are suitable for transplant.