...Topic: Organ donation Thesis Statement: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself, but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming organ donors after death. Introduction: Almost everyone would want to be able to say “I have saved a life.” But by becoming an organ donor, you can be able to say “I will save a life.” Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others, and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance at life. Unfortunately, the number of patients waiting for organs far exceeds the number of people who have registered to become organ donors. Patients are forced to wait months, even years for a match, and far too many die before they are provided with a suitable organ. There are many stigmas related to organ donation, but most of them are relatively false, and in order to be well informed, you must know what organ donation is, how it works as well as how you can become an organ donor and what organs or tissues you can donate. Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself, but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save. Body: * Main Point 1- What organ donation is and how it works 1. Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Organs you can donate...
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...welcome event that can alleviate pain and suffering and can sometimes save the life of another. A simple decision to become an organ donor can save lives and improve the quality of life of recipients. Receiving a needed organ facilitates a restoration of physiological functioning and often means the difference between life and death. Many people have misconceptions regarding organ donation and simply do not understand the facts. Some do not realize the vast numbers on waiting lists and how simply becoming a donor could save the life of another. Others may be apprehensive about making a decision about their bodies after death. In this paper we explain the origins and history of organ donation, the process by which organs are donated, the ethical implications behind organ donation and discuss many of the proposed solutions to solve the organ shortage issue. HISTORY OF ORGAN DONATION The origins of organ donation arose with several experimental transplants. The first successful transplant was a bone transplant in 1878, which used a bone from a cadaver. (14) Experimentally, bone marrow transplants began by giving patients bone marrow orally after meals to cure leukemia. This had no effect, but later when they used intravenous injections to treat aplastic anemia, there was some effect (14). One development that largely aided organ donation was the discovery of blood groups in the early 20th century. The first recorded kidney transplant was in 1909 and was a rabbit...
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...[pic] Organ Donation Research Organ Donor Information Nareg Tarinian Health Research Paper • Professor Lorch • June 5, 2014 [pic] [pic] Everyday about 6,100 people die, 82, 951 people are waiting for organs to be donated, and ach day 17 people die because they do not receive a transplant since there is not enough people giving to be a donor. There are 100,000 people in the U.S in need of organ transplants, but the wait list is so long, unfortunately. Organ transplants are a significant tool for medical treatment today and the use of them will increase by this much 50%, there are significant issues with organ donation such as finding a wrong match or the transplant taking too long, and specific solutions by having more and more people become donors, which will start a future for them. Organ donation is when a person who died, has previously declared themselves as an organ donor and allowed permission for their organs to be transplanted into someone who need’s their specific organs because of some medical condition, can’t survive without the specific needed organ. When a person dies, it is said that their heart, intestine, kidneys, liver, lung, pancreas, heart valves, bone, skin, corneas, veins, cartilage, and tendons can all be used for transplants. Deciding to donate organs is beneficial to everyone, morally the right thing to do when you pass on if it is not against your religion,and is also one of the most best ways for survival. Transplants date from the 9th century...
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...Doctor's Decision to Take ''Donor'' Organs? Organ donation is the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of transplantation. The demand for organ transplantation has increased rapidly all over the world recently. In Australia, around 1,600 people are on Australian organ transplant waiting lists. These people are seriously ill and for many the generosity of an organ donor is their only chance for life itself. Whilst Australia is a world leader for successful transplant outcomes, it has one of the lowest donation rates in the developed world. Each year there are only approximately 200 organ donors across Australia. This figure equates to Australia having one of the lowest organ donor rates in the developed world and hundreds of people die each year while waiting for an organ transplant. In order to increase the number of organs available for transplant, the Federal Health Minister, Dr Blewett suggested that doctors should be free to take organs from dead people virtually at will, under possible new laws. There are people who agree that it should be the doctor's decision to take 'donor' organs as by doing so, organ recipients will be given a second chance to live. For people with serious or life-threatening illness, organ transplantation is their only option for a second chance at life.If these doctors are given the authority to take ''donor organs'',organ transplants can be carried out in the...
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...Organ Donation The act of saving lives has reached a remarkable goal. With the process of organ donations, life can still go on for the unfortunate people with malfunctioning organs. Every one should be an organ donor because each day approximately sixty people out of one hundred receive an organ transplant, but another seventeen people on the waiting list die. A single organ and tissue donor could save or enhance the lives of more than fifty people. Organ donation is the surgical removal of organs and or tissue from a donor after he is declared brain dead. The organ or tissues are transplanted into another living person. To be considered brain dead, the patient is put through a series of tests to determine if death has occurred. Death is indicated when a person can not breathe without assistance. There is no blood flow or oxygen to the brain, or there is no brain function. After confirmation that the deceased person is declared a donor, blood supplies are taken for the matching process. Once a recipient is located, the organs are removed by the organ procurement team. The organs are never removed unless a recipient is located, which is very rare. The recipient list is very long, and there are not enough organs available. [pic] Stacy Soltys was a seventeen year old high school senior when she died in a car crash. Her mother Cheryl donated Stacy’s heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, bone, corneas, and even her skin. Stacy had always been a giving person and she would want to give...
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...Organ Donation Two baby boys were born today, Matthew and Michael, they are not twins, not even related, both born only minutes apart on the same day. At the age of 4 months the boys became ill, their parents told the Doctor’s, “he just isn’t himself, crying a lot, not wanting to eat, and very lethargic”. Matthew had an ear infection; Michael was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. At age 6 the boys went to school, at 10:15 everyday Matthew rushed to the playground so he could get the good swing, Michael went to the nurse to get his insulin shot. At age 14, Matthew needed braces, Michael needed an insulin pump; his shots were no longer effective. At age 17, Matthew applied for college; Michael was added to a National Organ Donor registry. Matthew waits anxiously every day for his acceptance letter to college, Michael waits for a kidney donor. There are over 107,173 men, woman and children, just like Michael, on a waiting list for a life saving organ transplant. (OrganDonor.gov) Included in this number are, 750 Kentuckians awaiting life sustaining organ transplants. (Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates) Organ donation is desperately needed, it can improve and prolong the life of someone that needs an organ transplant, and becoming an Organ donor is extremely easy. Every 11 minutes another name is added to this waiting list. Seventeen people die a day waiting for a transplant. (OrganDonor.gov) Every day, about 68 people receive organ or tissue transplants that potentially...
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...POTENTIAL TO SAVE LIVES Signing on to the Australia Organ Donor Register is just the starting point. Talking about your decision and explaining your choice to your family is the next step. These critical steps have the potential to save lives -- Australian lives, just like ours. Currently there are 1866 Australians waiting for an organ transplant. These people’s lives can be changed by a simple decision to join the Australian Organ Donor Register. Many people think only major organs can be donated, but there are also other parts of the body that can make a difference. Drawing 1 provides a clear description of the body parts suitable for transplantation. Transplant recipients are not the only ones who gain from donation. Their family, friends and local community also benefit. Grieving donor families may also gain comfort from their choice to donate, knowing it has dramatically improved quality of life for at least one person. Many families say that knowing their loss could make a difference made the grieving process easier. POTENTIAL FOR TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT Once a transplant recipient has recovered, the opportunities to make positive contributions to society are endless. In our communities there are: * Scientists, * Pilots, * Olympic skier, * Nurses, * Emergency Services - Paramedics, Fire Fighters, Police * Teachers, * Plumbers, * Barristers, * Musicians, * Actors, * Photographers, * Parents, etc. Around the world there...
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...Name and Section: Speech Title: Organ Donation Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to not only donate their organs, but to take care to ensure there is action taken upon their decisions. Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution order Introduction I. Attention Getter: We all know how it feels to wait for something, that eager, antsy feeling that overwhelms you when you’re placed on a waiting list for something that you really want. Now, imagine that the waiting list you are on is over 121,000 people long. And the item you are waiting on is a matter of life and death. (http://www.americantransplantfoundation.org/about-transplant/facts-and-myths/) II. Thesis: There is an ever growing need for organ donation and donating can be a simple process to complete. III. Credibility Statement: On average, 22 people per day die on the organ transplant list due to organ donor shortages. (http://www.americantransplantfoundation.org/about-transplant/facts-and-myths/) IV. Preview Statement: The purpose of this presentation is to persuade listeners to donate organs by presenting the critical need for donors, share the benefits of donating, and debunk some widely believed myths. My hope is that I will share enough information that a non-donor will become a donor or a donor will take action to ensure their organ donation after death. Body Transition: There is a great need for organ donors. Unfortunately, there are over 121,000 people on the transplant waiting list and only about...
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...Pro’s and con’s of organ donation -Theis TEXT 1: We must change the organ donation system – An article written by Denis Campbell, published in The Guardian News. The narrator Denis Campbell stays very neutral to the issue throughout the whole article and he only seems interested in knowing other peoples opinion. As a result of such he interviewed two different persons and had their opinion on the matter. Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer in England – States that he wants the current system switched in the UK. He, among many people in the UK thinks change is overdue. The current system for organ donation in the UK have an opt-in system that only allows retrieving of organs from citizens who either have a donor card or are signed up in the Organ Donor Register. He would like the whole policy of organ donation to change into what’s known as presumed consent which allows the retrieving of organs from all citizens after their death that haven’t already, before death, refused permission for that to happen. His argument for the system change lies within the massive organs that are wasted. The organs of all the citizens who haven’t got a donor card or are registered for donation will be wasted because they simply didn’t care about organ donation. By changing the system no dead citizen or his/hers family will get upset and organ donation will be possible for a way larger group than now. Natalie Sillince – Explains how the current system forced a very unpleasant and...
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...Body I. The shortage of organs is a serious problem with many contributing factors. A. We all herd different reasons from one person or another why you shouldn’t be an organ donor but all of them are just myths. 1. For example, have you ever heard that if you are in an accident and the hospital realizes you are an organ donor, then the doctors will not try as hard to save your life? a. According to Organdonor.gov, this is not true because a hospital’s main concern is always to save lives. b. The medical team is completely separate from the transplant team. c. The transplant team, called the Organ Procurement Organization, or OPO, is not even notified until death is legally declared and the family has been contacted. 2. Others are under the impression that they are not able to donate. a. For example, have you ever thought that you were too young to donate your organs? Well, you are not. b. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, anyone can indicate their intent to donate organs with their parents’ consent if there under the age of 18. c. Organs from newborns as well as the elderly are always needed. (Internal transition) Even if you have doubts about your eligibility, it is worth it to make plans anyway. If you intend to be a donor, it is critical that you plan properly...
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...Is Organ Donation Free? 19 Things You Should Know About Being an Organ Donor David McNew/Getty Images News/Getty Images George Carlin once joked that he’d never become an organ donor because, if he ever got into a serious accident, the paramedic would be “looking for parts” instead of trying to save his life. A good routine, but also a documented urban legend. Doctors will, of course, do everything within their power to save you when you need it — but if what you need is an organ, there’s only so much they can do. There’s a worldwide organ shortage, and it’s not unlikely that you’ll need one some day. In fact, from a statistical standpoint, you’re more likely to require a transplant at some point during your than you are to become a donor. In the spirit of National Transplant Week, here 19 things you probably didn’t know about organ donation. 1. Somebody is added to the organ donor list every 10 minutes. 2. Roughly 18 people die every day while waiting for an organ transplant that never comes. That’s 6,570 people per year. 3. Tons of celebrities have received organ donations, including Steve Jobs, Tracy Morgan, Lucy Davis, and Natalie Cole. Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin even had two (a corneal transplant in each eye). 4. There’s an ongoing ethical dilemma surrounding alcoholics who need liver transplants. Usually, people with alcoholic liver disease are required to demonstrate six months’ of sobriety prior to receiving a transplant; however, only 30 percent of people who’ve...
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...What is an organ donation and how does it work A. Organ donations occur when healthy organs and tissues are taken from one person and transplanted into another. 1. Most common Organs to be donated include kidneys , heart, lungs, and liver 2. Other parts include the pancreas , bone, bone marrow, and cornea 3. Medline plus says “organs from a single donor can help up to 50 different people. B. A transplant is usually the last course of action in the treatment of a patient, but if the patient is willing and able, it can be a good option. 1. Last year almost 29,000 lives in the United States were saved through organ transplant. 2. Almost 100,000 people, including over 2000 Maryland residents, are currently waiting for life – saving organ transplants. 3. Sadly, due to critical shortages of organs, many people will not get a second chance at life. C. United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS has a database with all transplant patients awaiting organs and information on all organ transplant centers around the country, and the board of directors D. Strange fact about those who are accepted to be a donor. 1. Brain dead patients on life support are acceptable 2. A match is made when both the donor and the recipient have the same blood and tissue type. 3. Depends on how long the recipient has been waiting. Transition: Now that you’ll know what an organ donor is and how it works a little brief history should make it more interesting. II. The transplantation of organs history could...
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...Organ Donation Organ donation is a topic which contains many conflicting views. To some of the public population organ donation is a genuine way of saving the life of another, to some it is mistrusted and to others it is not fully understood. There are some techniques that can be used to increase donation. Of these techniques the most crucial would be being educated. If the life threatening and the critical shortage of organs were fully understood by the public, organ donation would more likely be on the rise. An effort is needed throughout the world to make people aware of the benefits this process contains. With communication, technology, and donors, organ donation can improve a person’s outlook on life by giving them a second chance on their own. (Egendorf 110-115) Technology has improved organ donation so much in the last couple years. There are numerous benefits of becoming an organ donor. Becoming an organ donor is one of the most selfless acts that a person can engage in. The facts on organ donation are staggering: there is an extreme shortage of available organs for patients that are in need. Understanding what organs can be donated can be vital in becoming an organ donor, as well as other factors’ including how being an organ donor affects the recipient who is eligible for donation. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, every day 19 people die who are waiting for organ transplants due to a shortage. (Holmes) The benefits of organ donation are...
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...Organ donation is a topic which contains many conflicting views. To some of the public population organ donation is a genuine way of saving the life of another, to some it is mistrusted and to others it is not fully understood. There are some techniques that can be used to increase donation. Of these techniques the most crucial would be being educated. If the life threatening and the critical shortage of organs was fully understood by the public, organ donation would more likely be on the rise. An effort is needed throughout the world to make people aware of the benefits this process contains. Advances in medical technology have made it possible to save someone's life by a process of organ donation. However, the scarcity of available organs is bringing the beneficial process down. By becoming an organ donor, people engage in improving someone else's life at no cost. Although the question of religious or moral cost comes into effect, virtually there is no physical cost of becoming an organ donor. Organ donation should be seen as the "gift of life" but there are not enough logical explanations to explain this phrase. Whether people are donors, non-donors or recipients, all the public should be aware that organ donation is for the common welfare. Organ Donation-Why People Become Donors The main reason an individual becomes an organ donor is to give someone the "gift of life." By giving someone this privilege a person feels they are...
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...Organ Donation 1 ORGAN DONATION: A QUESTION OF LIFE OR DEATH (not all caps) A paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NU 307 Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jacksonville State University JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA 2008 Organ Donation 2 Organ Donation: A Question of Life or Death Organ donation is a rather controversial issue and should be addressed to (remove and change to) by all families. Donating organs can be viewed as heroic or disrespectful. If one decides to give their (remove and change to) his organs then the question is: who will receive a second chance at life? The purpose of this paper is to decipher the issue of organ donation and the question of to whom the organ should be given. Should only be double spaced only thoroughout entire paper – not between paragraphs According to the Alabama Organ Center (2008), there are close to 100,000 potential recipients are (add) waiting for an organ transplant. This is an enormous number and it is not decreasing quickly. On an (remove) average, nineteen people a day are added to the waiting list, but many (add) die long before an organ is available. The decision to become an organ donor should not be taken lightly. Once a preference is made, (add) it is vital to share it with family or friends. (change- to sharing the decision with family and friends is vital. Discussing one’s after death wishes is of utmost importance...
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