Organ Donation
Which organ can regenerate itself, allowing a living person to donate a portion of it?
The liver.
An open-casket funeral isn’t an option for people who have donated organs or tissues.
Organ and tissue donation doesn’t interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor’s body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. Through the entire donation process, the body is treated with care, dignity and respect.
How many lives can be healed through 1 Tissue Donor?
One tissue donor can restore health and heal the lives of more than 75 people.
What color do we, "light it up," every year during National Donate Life Month?
Purple
When a donor gives a kidney, a lobe of lung, portion of the liver, pancreas, or intestine to a family member, friend, or stranger this is known as a..
Living donor. Living donation allows more patients to be moved off of the waiting list, thus increasing the existing organ supply.
This is the most commonly transplanted organ.
The most commonly transplanted organ is the kidney.
This late actor, best known for playing Mufasa in The Lion King, was a double lung transplant recipient.
James Earl Jones
Name 3 tissue types that can be donated
Corneas – Restores vision for individuals with corneal damage or disease.
Skin – Used for burn victims, wound care, and reconstructive surgeries.
Bone – Helps in orthopedic surgeries, spinal fusions, and cancer treatments.
Heart Valves – Can replace damaged or diseased heart valves, helping restore heart function.
Tendons & Ligaments – Used in reconstructive surgeries, such as ACL repairs.
Veins & Blood Vessels – Help restore circulation in patients with vascular disease.
Cartilage – Used for joint repair and reconstruction.
Middle Ear Bones (Ossicles) – Can help restore hearing in individuals with ear damage.
True or False: The Illinois Secretary of State's office launched the nation's first statewide organ/tissue donor registry in collaboration with Gift of Hope in 1992
True
List 4 of the 6 organs that can be donated.
Heart
Kidney
Liver
Lungs
Pancreas
Intestine
What are the only 2 life-saving organs that can be donated by a living donor?
Liver and Kidney
There is a cutoff age for donation.
False: Anyone can be an organ donor regardless of age, race or medical history. There’s no defined cutoff age for donating organs. The decision to use your organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age.
True or False – Donated tissue can be stored for long periods before being used.
True.
-Heart valves: Can be stored for up to 10 years.
-Other tissues (excluding eyes): Can be stored for up to five years.
This is the private non-profit organization that manages the nation’s organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.
UNOS: United Network for Organ Sharing
This is the way to designate yourself as an organ, eye and tissue donor, and how OPO's are able to verify donation status.
The donation registry.
Multiple choice question!
How many people are currently waiting for a solid organ transplant in the US?
a) 70,000
b) 100,000
c) 200,000
d) 300, 000
b) 100,000 people are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants.
The family is responsible for organ donation.
There is no cost to the donor or donor’s family for organ, eye or tissue donation.
Which type of donated tissue is often used to help burn victims?
Skin
In what year did Gift of Hope begin operations to allow donors to donate tissue?
1990.
Locally there are how many people waiting for an organ transplant? (Illinois & Indiana)
5,000 + residents in Illinois and Indiana are waiting for a donor to save their life
What was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
The kidney, in 1954.
Hospitals or first responders won’t save someone if they are a registered donor.
If you are sick or injured, the primary duty of emergency responders and hospital staff is to save your life. Your donor designation NEVER interferes with your medical care.
What is the most commonly transplanted tissue in the human body?
The cornea.
Approximately how many organ transplant recipients have been saved through Gift of Hope's efforts since 1986?
More than 29,000.
Each day how many people die waiting for a transplant?
17 people die each day in the United States while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.