One out of three people will need blood in their lifetime, so whether it is a friend, family member, or colleague, everyone will know someone who is in need of a blood transfusion or donation. One organ donor can save up to eight lives and affect the lives of more than 50 people with their donation(s), which can can help lessen the statistics of 22 people dying every day waiting for a transplant.
The history of blood transfusions connects back to physician William Harvey discovering the circulation in blood in the human body in 1682. It was about 40 years later, in 1665, that physician Richard Lower successfully transfuses blood from one dog to another, saving the sick dog’s life. Unfortunately, it took another 200 years before the first …show more content…
You can save a life, and live with the knowledge that someone else is alive and well because of your donation. Registering to be an organ donor is free and a charitable act that can bring about all of the health and psychological benefits of selfless giving. Also, one organ donation can save up to eight lives, and tissue and eye donation can save up to 50 recipients. Recipients of organ donation have a second chance at life and an improved quality in their life. Successful organ donations mean recipients do not have to depend on treatments and can return to a normal …show more content…
Common complications with major surgeries therefore apply; side effects include, but are not limited to, pain, infection, hernias, pneumonia, blood clotting, hemorrhaging, allergic reactions, and death. Living donors also need to take into account the possibility of psychological side effects. Donors’ surgical complications can lead to psychological trauma because the transplant may not work, making donors feel anxious, angry, or resentful after surgery. Also, if the donor knows the recipient the donor can feel sad about complications on both ends of the donation, and change the relationship with the
The history of blood transfusions connects back to physician William Harvey discovering the circulation in blood in the human body in 1682. It was about 40 years later, in 1665, that physician Richard Lower successfully transfuses blood from one dog to another, saving the sick dog’s life. Unfortunately, it took another 200 years before the first …show more content…
You can save a life, and live with the knowledge that someone else is alive and well because of your donation. Registering to be an organ donor is free and a charitable act that can bring about all of the health and psychological benefits of selfless giving. Also, one organ donation can save up to eight lives, and tissue and eye donation can save up to 50 recipients. Recipients of organ donation have a second chance at life and an improved quality in their life. Successful organ donations mean recipients do not have to depend on treatments and can return to a normal …show more content…
Common complications with major surgeries therefore apply; side effects include, but are not limited to, pain, infection, hernias, pneumonia, blood clotting, hemorrhaging, allergic reactions, and death. Living donors also need to take into account the possibility of psychological side effects. Donors’ surgical complications can lead to psychological trauma because the transplant may not work, making donors feel anxious, angry, or resentful after surgery. Also, if the donor knows the recipient the donor can feel sad about complications on both ends of the donation, and change the relationship with the