Organ Facts
This is the number of lives that can be saved by a single organ donor.
What is 8
These are three types of tissue that can be donated
What is...
-Bone
-Cornea
-Heart valves
-Ligaments & tendons
-Skin Graft
-Veins & Arteries
-Birth tissue
LifeLink of Georgia serves these areas
What is Georgia & South Carolina (2 counties)
Regardless of your race, age, ethnicity, or religion, you are eligible to do this life-saving act
What is register as an organ donor
This can restore sight to people who have been injured by disease or trauma.
What is a cornea transplant
This organ functions as the body’s pump, circulating blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
What is the heart
One tissue donor can restore health to how many people
What is up to 75 people
LifeLink has offices in these three locations
What is Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico
You can do this when signing up as an organ donor if you only want to donate certain organs or tissues
What is select which organs and tissues to donate
If you under the age of 18 who gets the final say on if you can donate your organs
What is your family/ gardians
This is the most transplanted organ
What is the kidney
This is type of tissue is primarily used to assist in the healing of burn patients
What is skin
This is the type of organization that LifeLink is
What is nonprofit OPO
You may do this if you change your mind about being an organ, eye, and tissue donor.
What is update or remove your donor registration
Over how many adults and children are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant
What is 100,000
These are the organs that can be donated(6)
What is liver, heart, pancreas, kidneys, lungs, small intestine
This can restore mobility and assist in limb reconstruction.
What is bone
This supports transplant patients through financial assistance programs
What is LifeLink Legacy Fund
This is the amount of money it costs to become a registered donor
What is $0- it is FREE!!
These transplants typically performed for those with insulin-dependent Type I diabetes.
What is pancreatic
This is the first step in the donation process
What is a potential donor is referred by a hospital to its local OPO
This is used in joint restoration procedures to help restore movement to patients suffering from pain that prevents them an active lifestyles
What is a Sports Graft
LifeLink began this many years ago
What is over 40 years ago
Name at least three ways that you can sign up to be a donor
What is...
-mystorycontinues.com (Online)
-DMV (hunting & fishing license)
-Health app
-Paper registration cards
Every year, more than how many men, women and children receive the gift of a lifesaving organ transplant
What is 33,000