1. Coat of Arms 2. Student Leader 3. Definitions 4. Risky Business Tri-Fold 5. Decision Making Model 6. Take Control! 7. Reading Passage 8. Share Your Opinion 9. Organ Donation Notes 10. Stories of Hope 11. Share your Decision HW

 A heart on a NC driver’s license indicates you want to be a donor  It is illegal to buy or sell organs and tissues for transplantation in the United States  The type of medical care you receive is not influenced by your designation as a donor

Rich and famous people do not receive donated organs/tissues quicker than others  Majority of religions encourage organ and tissue donation  An organ donor can still have a customary funeral and an open casket, if desired

 There are 2 types of donors: living and deceased  One organ and tissue donor can save, or improve, the lives of 50 people or more  More than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list right now  A new name is added to the list every 13 minutes

Every 27 minutes someone receives an organ transplant Blood donors must be 17 years old 16 with parent permission  Kidney transplants are more successful when the donor and recipient are from the same ethnic or racial background

Medical factors used in determining who receives an organ transplant: Size of organ Blood type Degree of illness

 At the end of the donation process, general information about the recipients of donated organs are given to the family  The recipient’s family picks up the medical costs from the organ banks for organ recovery and surgery. No expenses to the donor’s family

 Patient is declared “brain dead”  Deceased patient’s family is contacted  Patient remains on ventilator  Tests are completed to determine which organs can be donated

 A recipient is located through the United Network for Organ Sharing and the donor will undergo surgery  The body is prepared for the funeral home  Letters are sent to the donor’s family with general information about the recipient, excluding names

Tissue Donation Corneas Heart Valves LigamentsBoneCartilageSkinTendonsVeins

Organ Donation KidneysPancreasLiverLungsHeart Intestinal Organs

 You will write a 1 page letter as if you have received an organ or tissue donation. In your letter include the following: › Organ or tissue received › What happened to you in order to require a donation › How was your life before your organ/tissue transplant › How did your life improve after your organ/tissue transplant › How will you sign your letter… you cannot use your name because of confidentiality laws