Organ and tissue donors are heroes!
One organ donor equals up to 8 lives saved
Friday, June 20, 2014
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Register to be an organ or tissue donor at the DMV or www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org
There are currently more than 110,000 people on the UNOS National Organ Transplant Waiting List. More than 21,000, or 20% of the national total, are listed at California transplant centers.
- Of those waiting, one in three will die due to a shortage of organs.
- Nationwide, approximately 18 people die each day awaiting life-saving organ transplants, and a new name is added to the national waiting list every 13 minutes.
- One organ donor can save up to eight lives and one tissue donor can improve the lives of up to 50 others.
- Nationwide, approximately 70% of the 13,500 cases each year where patients are pronounced brain dead are medically suitable to be organ donors. The donor is identified via the registry or family authorized donation.
Contact the Transplant Network
888-570-9400
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