Organ donation can save many lives. Every day 19 people die due to the shortage of organ transplants. Someone is added to the organ donor list every 11 minutes. While organ donation saved Grandma Diane's life, she never received her needed liver transplant. The gap between those needing transplants and the number of organ donations grows each year. Becoming an organ donor can save up to 50 lives.

1. Organ Donation Saves Lives
Prepared By:
Sara Burtis
Public Speaking

2. My Grandma Diane Needed Liver Transplant
• Liver Failure
• Yellow Skin Color
• Weight Loss
• Poor Quality of Life
...........Grandma Diane never got her transplant
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

3. FACTS
Every Day 19 People Die due to shortage of organ transplants.
Nearly 10 percent of all critical care patients under the age of 18 are
waiting for a transplant.
Someone is added to the organ donor list every 11 minutes.
........thats me, you, parents, grandparents and cousins
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

4. FACTS
As of May 4, 2009, the percentage of recipients who were still
living 5-years after their transplant is noted below for kidney,
heart, liver, and lung.
◦ Kidney: 69.3%
◦ Heart: 74.9%
◦ Liver: 73.8%
◦ Lung: 54.4%
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........thats me, you, parents, grandparents and cousins, LIVING
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

5. What can be
Donated?
Organs Tissue
• Lungs • Cornea
• Heart • Skin
• Liver • Bone Marrow
• Intestines • Heart Valves
• Pancreas • Middle Ear
• Kidneys • Tendon
......Save a life with your organs, you don’t need them anymore
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

6. Impact
YOU can
Have
A single organ donor can save up to 50 lives!
If everyone in this class became an organ donor we could
potentially save over 1,000 LIVES!
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

7. FACTS
The wait for an organ transplant can take days, months or
even years depending on:
1. The number of donations
2. Type of transplant
3. Location
There are 72,792 people actively waiting for a transplant
TODAY!
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

8. The
Proble
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The gap between people who need a transplant and number
of donations grows every year!
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

9. The
Solution
.....become an organ and tissue donor.
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis

10. Resources
Get involved and save lives:
◦ Governing Body - http://www.organtransplants.org
◦ Register to Save Lives - http://www.donatelife.net/register-now/
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Sara Burtis