Although there have been advances in medical technology and donation, the de- mand for organ, eye, and tissue donation still vastly exceeds the number of donors. A national study commissioned by DLA in 2004 showed that 91% of adults support the idea of donation, only one in three is aware of steps for committing to becoming a donor, since procedures differ from state to state. More than 123,000 men, women and chil- dren currently need lifesaving organ transplants. Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waitlist. Sadly, an average of 21 people die each day be- cause needed organs are not donated in time. In 2014, more than 8,500 deceased donors made approximately 24,000 organ transplants. In addition,
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The mission is to save lives by in-spiring people to sign up with the state organ, eye and tissue donor registry. The vision is that one day Tennesseans will embrace organ and tissue donation as their personal re-sponsibility. As of May 2015, out of the 123,000 individuals on the national waiting list, more than 2,800 are Tennesseans. One organ donor can save up to eight lives and one tis-sue donor can improve the lives of up to 50 people. Approximately 21 people die each day awaiting life-saving organ transplants and a new name is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes (Donatelifetennessee, 2016). (See Appendix C) To registry for organ donation, patient or family members sign up on the Donate
Life Registry or sign up when applying or renewing a driver license. The registry elimi-nates any doubts about patient’s wishes to donate and lets family members know the pa-tient’s final wishes. Families are notified at the time of death by organ recovery specialist the patient’s desire to donate their organs (Donatelifetennessee, 2016).
United Network for Organ Sharing
The mission is to save lives by in-spiring people to sign up with the state organ, eye and tissue donor registry. The vision is that one day Tennesseans will embrace organ and tissue donation as their personal re-sponsibility. As of May 2015, out of the 123,000 individuals on the national waiting list, more than 2,800 are Tennesseans. One organ donor can save up to eight lives and one tis-sue donor can improve the lives of up to 50 people. Approximately 21 people die each day awaiting life-saving organ transplants and a new name is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes (Donatelifetennessee, 2016). (See Appendix C) To registry for organ donation, patient or family members sign up on the Donate
Life Registry or sign up when applying or renewing a driver license. The registry elimi-nates any doubts about patient’s wishes to donate and lets family members know the pa-tient’s final wishes. Families are notified at the time of death by organ recovery specialist the patient’s desire to donate their organs (Donatelifetennessee, 2016).
United Network for Organ Sharing