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Go Recycle Yourself

Go Recycle Yourself. Facts about organ, eye and tissue donation. Registers donors & educates the public about donation. We work with…. O rgan, eye and tissue procurement professionals. Transplant Centers. Do you have “the ”?.

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Go Recycle Yourself

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  1. Go Recycle Yourself Facts about organ, eye and tissue donation

  2. Registers donors &educates the public about donation. We work with… Organ, eye and tissue procurement professionals Transplant Centers

  3. Do you have “the ”? After I die, I wish to donate organ, eyesand/or tissuesto save someone’s life, restore someone’s vision, and/or restore someone’s mobility.

  4. Why talk about organ, eye and tissue donation with family and friends? “I registered. Isn’t that enough?”

  5. Anthony’s Story • Registering as a donor: a decision that could one day change lives… • Did Anthony discuss donation with his family? • Do you think that knowing Anthony’s wish to donate has made a difference for his family?

  6. Why Don’t People Register as Donors? • Fears & Myths • Misinformation • “I don’t want to think about death.” • “I’ll do it later.” • Confusion over religious beliefs on donation

  7. The Need for Organ Donors

  8. 80% of everyone waiting needs a kidney • Americans are increasingly at risk for conditions which eventually lead to kidney failure: • Type II Diabetes* • High Blood Pressure* • Hispanic, African and Native Americans are 3x more likely than Caucasians to suffer these conditions. * Can be prevented or delayed by staying at a healthy weight, eating well and getting exercise.

  9. What is it like waiting? Ben’s Story

  10. # of Local Heroes Every Year 2.2 million Washingtonians are registered donors ≈ 50,000 Washingtonians died in 2013 1,563 cornea donors = 1,663 cornea transplants 772 tissue donors = 56,704 tissue transplants 96 organ donors = 319 organ transplants

  11. True or False: Organ donation is very rare. • True. Not everyone who dies can donate organs, because they must pass away under very specific circumstances.

  12. 3 Criteria for Organ Donors • Donor passed away in a hospital. • Donor was placed on mechanical ventilator prior to death. Blood and oxygen continue to flow through the vital organs. • Severe trauma caused the brain to swell, resulting in brain death. Electricity, blood and oxygen irreversibly cease to flow.

  13. Next Steps If someone CAN be an organ donor… • The Registry is checked • If under 18, the family will be asked to authorize donation • TALK TO YOUR FAMILY TODAY!

  14. Organ Procurement The procurement surgery takes place in an operating room, in the same sterile and careful way as in any surgery. • There are no costs to the family for the donation process. • Being an organ or tissue donor does not interfere with funeral arrangements. • Donor families are offered services and support.

  15. What Organs Can be Donated?

  16. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives

  17. True or False: Donated corneas can restore sight to the blind. True. When the cornea is damaged due to injury, disease, infection or a hereditary condition, corneal transplant surgery may be an option. John’s Story

  18. What do a burn victim, a cancer patient, an athlete with a torn ACL, and a baby born with heart defects have in common? Tyler’s Story

  19. One tissue & eye donor can save over 50 lives

  20. True or False: Grandma and Grandpa can be donors. True. The criteria required for organ donation do not apply to tissue and eye donation. This is why so many more people – including the elderly, and even people with health conditions – are potentially eligible to save and enhance lives through tissue and/or eye donation.

  21. True or False: Receiving a transplant is a cure. Emily ‘s Story

  22. True or False: You can donate a kidney while you are still alive. • True. Some people choose to donate a single kidney while they are alive. This is a safe and personal choice. • You can donate a kidney to save the life of anyone who matches your blood and tissue type – recipients don’t have to be a blood relative! • Living Kidney Donation has nothing to do with registering as a deceased donor. In Oregon, you must be at least 21 to consider living kidney donation.

  23. So… what do you think of organ, eye and tissue donation?

  24. What Can You Do Today? • Eat right, healthy weight and exercise! • Especially if your ethnic background puts you at high risk for Type II Diabetes or High Blood Pressure! • Register! • Online • Paper form • Say “YES” to donation at DMV • Talk to your family! • Organize a donor drive!

  25. Learn more and register… www.donevidanw.org (en español) www.DonateLifeNW.org

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