In the UK around 10% of people sign up to be organ donors (for when they die). However even if the person does not elect to be an organ donor whilst they are alive, their relatives/next of kin can choose for them when they die. This keeps organ donation rate around 10% (since all those who personally elect to be organ donors, very few actually become organ donors since they have to die in the right way to be suitable. i.e. on a ventilator, preferably with an incurable head injury) .
for LIVING organs, a person can donate two kidneys (i.e., two recipients), liver (1 recipient), pancreas (1), heart (1) lungs (used together for 1 recipient), heart and lungs are often taken at once for one recipient. For non-living tissue, such as bone for limb replacement, bone for bone grafts in fusions (as for the back), skin for grafts, tendons for grafts, fascia for grafts, corneas (2 per donor), it is impossible to put a number to it, but potentially, MULTIPLE recipients. The 'non-living tissue' that we've been talking about is usually not "Life saving" (as the living organs are), but is used to improve the outcome of surgeries, the corneas help restore sight if there is no other damage to the eye except the cornea, grafts help improve function, skin allows doctors to remove scar and contractures from burn patients and restore some flexibility, hence, restore some function.
many people donate organs every year but people should donate every working organ you can donate when you die
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Sometimes pig valves are used for human hearts. If it means a human can live longer, it is a good thing.
Approximately 15-16% of blood donors have Rh- blood. (This includes O-, A-, B-, and AB-)
Yes, you can. Some people are organ donors and their organs are given if they die. Others can give one of their two kidneys. Others have given the smaller part of their liver. In the news lately is an article that said that several women have given their uterus to another woman born without one.
No. The blood type is one factor considered in matching transplant donors and recipients in some transplants. Most types of transplant use another system of tissue typing.
Two or more organs are in an organ system. In addition to organs, an organ system can contain other structures that serve the organ(s) and organ system.
TOTAL ORGAN DONORS IN THE U.S. IN 2008 :14,199http://www.donatelifeny.org/organ/2008_unitedstates_2.html
According to the American Journal of Transplantation (2008 edition) there are 6,618 (living) organ donors.
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You need orhan donors for people that have lost and organ like a liver.People decide tp become organ donors to help others in need.
There have been thousands of organ donors in Tamil Badu. Tamil leads that nation in donors. The exact number of donors is unknown.
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There are currently 4685 Potential Donors actually lol :P
The population of Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes is 7.
On avergage how many people in the United States will need an organ transplant? On average how many people in the world will need a organ transplant? Why is selling a organ illegal?
Organ donors.
One donor can donate more than one organ.
The two types of organ donors are living donors, who donate organs while they are still alive (such as a kidney), and deceased donors, who donate organs after they have passed away (such as heart or liver).