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    Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person for transplantation into another person. Organs can be donated by either living or deceased donors. The two main types of donation systems are opt-in, where the donor must provide consent, and opt-out, where consent is assumed unless the person has refused. Common organs for donation include kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, and skin. Organ shortage is due to factors like family consent issues, negative attitudes, religious beliefs, fear and misunderstanding. Ways to improve donation rates include better education, infrastructure, and support organizations.

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    Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person for transplantation into another person. Organs can be donated by either living or deceased donors. The two main types of donation systems are opt-in, where the donor must provide consent, and opt-out, where consent is assumed unless the person has refused. Common organs for donation include kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, and skin. Organ shortage is due to factors like family consent issues, negative attitudes, religious beliefs, fear and misunderstanding. Ways to improve donation rates include better education, infrastructure, and support organizations.

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    Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person for transplantation into another person. Organs can be donated by either living or deceased donors. The two main types of donation systems are opt-in, where the donor must provide consent, and opt-out, where consent is assumed unless the person has refused. Common organs for donation include kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, and skin. Organ shortage is due to factors like family consent issues, negative attitudes, religious beliefs, fear and misunderstanding. Ways to improve donation rates include better education, infrastructure, and support organizations.

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    Organ Donation

    Uploaded by

    Aravindan Sundar
    Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person for transplantation into another person. Organs can be donated by either living or deceased donors. The two main types of donation systems are opt-in, where the donor must provide consent, and opt-out, where consent is assumed unless the person has refused. Common organs for donation include kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, and skin. Organ shortage is due to factors like family consent issues, negative attitudes, religious beliefs, fear and misunderstanding. Ways to improve donation rates include better education, infrastructure, and support organizations.

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    Organ Donation Presentation

    Organ Donation

    What is Organ donation


    Organ donation is the process of removing tissues or organs from a live, or recently dead, person to be used in another. The former is the donor and the latter is the recipient. People of all ages can become donors.

    Organ Donation
    Type of donors
    Some organs can be donated by a living person Almost all organs can be donated by someone dead but this has to reach the recipient within a few hours after the donor's death. In case of live donation the donor should give his consent . In case of cadaver donation, relatives need to provide consent.

    Organ Donation
    Voluntary Donation
    Almost everywhere organ donation is voluntary Two voluntary systems include 1.Opt In - Where the donor gives consent 2.Opt Out - Where anyone who has not refused is considered as a donor

    In India we have the Opt in system, while many western countries practice the opt out system

    Organ Donation
    Organs for Donation
    Some of the organs that are commonly donated Kidneys Eyes (cornea) Heart Lungs Liver Pancreas Skin

    Organ Donation
    Organ shortage - reasons

    Family consent, and negative attitude contribute towards organ shortage.


    This could be due to the following reasons Religion Fear, ignorance and misunderstanding Legal aspects Media reports on scandals involving organ rackets

    Organ Donation
    Improving Organ Donation
    Currently organ donation can be termed as a "crisis with a cure." The following are some ways to improve organ donation Improved patient care to facilitate easier approach for organ donation, in case of patient death Trained transplant co-ordinators and grief counsellors Improved hospital infrastructure Qualified Intensivists and Surgeons

    Organ Donation
    Improving Organ Donation
    Currently organ donation can be termed as a "crisis with a cure." The following are some ways to improve organ donation Increased HLA typing and cross matching facilities Improved facilities in packing,transport and retrieval of organs Supporting organization for networking and registry maintenance Effective use of technology to facilitate organ donation

    Organ Donation
    Role of society
    Society plays a crucial role in transplant programme especially in case of cadaver transplants. There is a urgent need for increased public awareness regarding organ donation and greater effort must be taken to dispel public concerns regarding the same. Organ donation can give a new twist to tragedy. Remember "organs wasted are lives lost".

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