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Organ Donation
Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that the organs from one donor can save or help as many as 50 people. Organs you can donate include
- Internal organs: Kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs
- Skin
- Bone and bone marrow
- Cornea
People of all ages and background can be organ donors. If you are under age 18, your parent or guardian must give you permission to become a donor. If you are 18 or older you can show you want to be a donor by signing a donor card. You should also let your family know your wishes.
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Overviews
- Donation Basics(Health Resources and Services Administration)
- JAMA Patient Page: Organ Donation(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF
- Organ Donation and Transplantation(National Women's Health Information Center)
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Latest News
- Liver Transplants from Elderly Donors Are Safe(12/29/2008, Reuters Health)
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Specific Conditions
- Donation FAQs (Bone and Tissue Allografts)(Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation)
- Living Donation(United Network for Organ Sharing)
- Living Donation Types(United Network for Organ Sharing)
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Related Issues
- JAMA Patient Page: Brain Death(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF
- Keeping Human Tissue Transplants Safe(Food and Drug Administration)
- Organ Donation 101 (and Ethnic Minorities)(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Organ Donation: Don't Let These 10 Myths Confuse You(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Organ/Tissue Donation: Statements from Various Religions(American Red Cross)
- Understanding Donation: Multicultural Perspectives(Donate Life America)
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Who Can Be an Organ Donor?(American Society of Transplantation) - Links to PDF
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Living Donors(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tissue Donors
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: A novel use of the beanbag for intraoperative positioning during...
- Article: Uninsured people get poor deal from organ donation in the...
- Article: Infiltration of saline solution around the saphenous vein facilitates stripping...
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary(United Network for Organ Sharing)
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Directories
- Accredited Bank List(American Association of Tissue Banks)
- Body Donation Programs in the United States(Florida, Anatomical Board)
- Organ Procurement Organizations(Health Resources and Services Administration, Dept. of Health and Human Services)
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Organizations
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Donate Life America
Also available in Spanish
- Eye Bank Association of America
- National Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative(Health Resources and Services Administration)
- United Network for Organ Sharing
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Donate Life America
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Law and Policy
- Commit to Donation(Donate Life America)
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Statistics
- 25 Facts about Organ Donation and Transplantation(National Kidney Foundation)
- Organ Facts(United Network for Organ Sharing)
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