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Organ & Tissue Donation: The Power to Save Lives

Organ & Tissue Donation: The Power to Save Lives. Who We Are. Federally-designated organ procurement organization serving 6.1 million people in 79 counties of North Carolina and Danville, Virginia.

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Organ & Tissue Donation: The Power to Save Lives

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  1. Organ & Tissue Donation:The Power to Save Lives

  2. Who We Are • Federally-designated organ procurement organization serving 6.1 million people in 79 counties of North Carolina and Danville, Virginia. • Staff members are available to provide hospitals with 24-hour, on-call assistance and on-site support.

  3. In Our Area • 104 referring community hospitals • Four Transplant Centers • Duke University Medical Center • UNC Comprehensive Transplant Center • ECU – Pitt County Memorial Hospital • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

  4. Our Mission “Carolina Donor Services saves and improves lives through our commitment to increasing organ and tissue donation."

  5. Vital Statistics • More than 98,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant in the United states • Last year 6,038 people died in the U.S. while waiting for a transplant • Every 12 minutes a new name is added to the transplant waiting list

  6. “The List of Life” as of April 23, 2008

  7. Transplants Performed in 2006Data as of April 2007

  8. Living and Related Donors • Prefer a blood relationship to recipient, but any relationship is considered. • Living and related donors are tested through the Transplant Centers. • Blood tests • Psychological tests

  9. Donor Referral • Hospitals are required by law to contact Carolina Donor Services to inform us of all deaths. • Often, families initiate discussion about donation prior to our involvement.

  10. Donor Characteristics • Patient’s Medical/Social history is reviewed on a case-by-case basis for suitable donor characteristics. • In general good health • Time of death is known for tissue donation • Has been declared brain dead for organ donation

  11. Brain Death vs. Cardiac Death • Those who die from cardiac death can be tissue donors, and in certain circumstances, kidney & liver donors. • Those who are declared brain dead can be organ donors. • Cessation of brain activity in the brain stem • No breathing without aid of ventilator • No reflex responses – gagging, blinking, pain indication

  12. Obtaining Consent • Carolina Donor Services’ donation coordinators speak with families. • Educate • Grief counseling • Discuss donation • Offer bereavement/Life Anew services • Families can decide what tissues to donate and what not to donate.

  13. After Consent • All medical costs for the donor AFTER CONSENT become the responsibility of Carolina Donor Services. • Tests are done to determine matching characteristics for recipients. • Operating room time is scheduled for the recovery procedure.

  14. Matching Donors with Recipients • Matched through UNOS computer database • Blood type • Body size • Medical Urgency • Location • Time on list

  15. Bereavement Program • Carolina Donor Services offers bereavement services to donor families • Support Groups • Handles confidential information about donor families and recipients • Facilitate correspondence • Memorial Services are held in April • Medal of Life is awarded for their act of generosity

  16. The Power of One Onedonor can: Enhancethe lives of over 50 people through tissue donation Savethe lives of up to 8 people through organ donation

  17. Organs that can be Donated • Heart • Lungs (2) • Liver • Pancreas • Kidneys (2) • Small Intestine

  18. Tissues That Can Be Donated • Skin • Eyes / Corneas • Bone • Veins • Tendons • Heart Valves

  19. Myths and Misconceptions • The largest barrier to organ & tissue donation • Uninformed public • Misinformation • Gossip/Urban Legends

  20. Sensitivity in words • Always be sensitive of words used when talking about donation. • Use “recover,” “remove,” or “recovery procedure • NOT “Harvest” or “harvesting” • Say “post-death donation” or “donation after death” • NOT “cadaveric donation” • Carolina Donor Services is an “organization” • NOT a “company” • Use “donation field” • NOT “industry”

  21. Myth #1 FALSE • Doctors won’t save me if they know I’m a donor.

  22. Myth #2 FALSE Only rich and famous people get transplants.

  23. Myth #3 FALSE My religion won’t allow me to donate.

  24. Religious Ideology • Some Shinto & Gypsy cultures are opposed to donation. NEARLY ALL OTHERS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE DONATION AS AN INDIVIDUAL’S DECISION

  25. Myth #4 FALSE My body will be disfigured if I donate.

  26. Myth #5 FALSE I’m too old to be a donor.

  27. Myth #6 TRUE Race does not matter in donation and transplantation

  28. How Do I Become a Donor?

  29. How to become a Donor STEP 1: • Indicate you want to be a donor on your Driver’s License STEP 2: • Register on North Carolina’s State Registry- www.donatelifenc.org STEP 3: • Share your wishes with your family

  30. The Power ofOne Onedonor can: Enhancethe lives of over 50 people through tissue donation Saveup to 8 lives through organ donation

  31. Organ & Tissue Donation:The Power to Save Lives 1-800-200-2672 www.carolinadonorservices.org

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