Myth Busters
What if I am too old to be an Organ donor.
What is there is no age limit to be an organ donor?
Responsible for pumping blood throughout our body
What is the heart?
Over 107,000 people are currently on this.
What is the transplant waiting list?
Millions of teens visit the DMV to get this each year.
What is a driver's license?
This provides the gift of sight to someone else.
What is donating my corneas?
What is you can still be a donor if you have a medical issue?
Removes waste and extra fluid from the blood
What is the kidneys?
17 people die each day waiting for this.
What is an organ transplant?
Yes or no question the DMV clerk asks when getting your license.
What is "Do you want to be an organ donor?"
This can help burn victims recover and stop any infections.
What is donating skin?
What if my religion does not allow me to be a donor?
What is most religions do not prohibit registering for organ donation?
Responsible for removing oxygen from the air we breathe and transferring it to our blood where it can be sent to our cells
What is lungs?
90% of US adults support this, but 60% are actually signed up.
What is organ donation?
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey participate in this.
What is opt-out organ donor registration?
In 2014, these were added to the national successful donation list.
What is donating hands and face?
What if the doctors do not attempt to save my life so they can have my organs.
What is doctors will prioritize saving your life before considering organ donation?
Detoxifying of harmful chemicals, breakdown of drugs, filtering of blood, secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins.
What is the liver?
39,000 of these were performed in 2020.
What is a transplant?
You can do this if you didn't register as a donor on your license but now want to be one.
What is registering at https://www.donatelifeflorida.org/my-profile/.
These can be transplanted to save the lives of adults and children with heart defects.
What is donating heart valves?
What if my family has to pay all the donation expenses.
What is all the medical costs associated with donation are covered by the receipient?
Controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the nutrients from your food to help keep you in the best possible shape.
What is the pancreas?
Most people on the transplant are waiting for this donation.
What is a kidney?
You should do this after registering to be an organ donor.
What is tell your family and friends about being a donor?
Can be donated to help rebuild damaged joints.
What is tendon donation?