Organ donation is very important field of medicine. The organs that are donated help saves peoples lives.Many people in the U.S. need a new organ. If people didn’t donate the people who need them would die. Organ donation has come a long way, from a kidney transplant between to twins to heart and lung transplants. Many thing about transplants have been discovered.
The first ever successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant between two identical twins in 1954 that is what started it all. Soon after there was a kidney transplant between sibling that weren’t related.After that there was a pancreas transplant and then a liver transplant.The first successful heart transplant was in 1967. Then there the first successful bone marrow transplant. …show more content…
This is simply not true the waiting list does not consider celebrity status, income or ethnicity. Some celebrities get a transplant fast but there are a lot more who don’t. Another myth is that if you are in an accident and you have a donor card then they won’t try to save you. This not true half of the time the people in the hospital don’t even see any documentation. Even if they do they are a part of the transplant programs and don’t have anything to gain from it. Some people believe that you can’t have an open casket funeral. The donation process will not affect your families plan for a funeral including a open. Some people ask what the age limit for donating. There is no age limit but being able to donate will be determined at the time of death.(Understanding Donation. …show more content…
There is much controversy over what brain dead is. It means their brain function is gone and cannot be reversed.Brain death can be confusing especially for families who are confronted with the sudden loss, of their loved one. Brain death occurs when the brain doesn’t get any blood or oxygen. Brain death is a clinical measurable condition. People who are brain dead have no gag reflex and don’t react to pain. To avoid any mistake two physicians. Once the patient is declared brain dead. They can’t be “taken of life support” or “ pull the plug”. The person is already dead and nothing can be done about it. After the person is pronounced brain dead then the doctors may talk to the family about donation.(Understanding Donation.
The first ever successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant between two identical twins in 1954 that is what started it all. Soon after there was a kidney transplant between sibling that weren’t related.After that there was a pancreas transplant and then a liver transplant.The first successful heart transplant was in 1967. Then there the first successful bone marrow transplant. …show more content…
This is simply not true the waiting list does not consider celebrity status, income or ethnicity. Some celebrities get a transplant fast but there are a lot more who don’t. Another myth is that if you are in an accident and you have a donor card then they won’t try to save you. This not true half of the time the people in the hospital don’t even see any documentation. Even if they do they are a part of the transplant programs and don’t have anything to gain from it. Some people believe that you can’t have an open casket funeral. The donation process will not affect your families plan for a funeral including a open. Some people ask what the age limit for donating. There is no age limit but being able to donate will be determined at the time of death.(Understanding Donation. …show more content…
There is much controversy over what brain dead is. It means their brain function is gone and cannot be reversed.Brain death can be confusing especially for families who are confronted with the sudden loss, of their loved one. Brain death occurs when the brain doesn’t get any blood or oxygen. Brain death is a clinical measurable condition. People who are brain dead have no gag reflex and don’t react to pain. To avoid any mistake two physicians. Once the patient is declared brain dead. They can’t be “taken of life support” or “ pull the plug”. The person is already dead and nothing can be done about it. After the person is pronounced brain dead then the doctors may talk to the family about donation.(Understanding Donation.