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If a person has a donor card (or is marked as a donor on their driver's license), it means that they are willing to donate their organs upon death. Since a relatively large number of people die in traffic accidents, having their donor preference marked on their license allows the hospital to easily see if they wanted to donate or not.

Typically, a donor who dies will be rushed to the hospital. Once they are confirmed dead, doctors will open up their chest and remove any salvageable organs (such as kidneys, the liver, or the heart). These organs are then transported to hospitals with patients needing replacement organs. The body is sewed back up and then sent to the coroner to be readied for burial or cremation.

Organ donation saves a huge number of lives each year. People need replacement organs for many different reasons (such as heart or kidney failure resulting from disease), and science currently has no easy way to make artificial organs. One donor can save the lives of several different people. Some people choose not to be organ donors because their religion prohibits it or because the idea makes them uncomfortable.

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