ORGAN DONATION

Every 10 minutes a person is added to the Transplant waiting list

• More than 100,000 patients were listed on the transplant waiting list in USA as of 2019

• 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant

• Every day about 80 people receive organ transplant in USA

DO YOU KNOW THAT 1 ORGAN DONOR CAN SAVE UP TO 8 LIVES !

ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION PERFORMED IN USA IN THE YEAR OF 2018

MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION

What if i have a medical condition that prevents me from being an organ donor?

Anyone with any medical condition can sign up to be an organ donor. Transplant team and the physician will be able to determine if your medical condition allows the transplant to happen or not at the time of the transplant.

Will the medical provider stop providing necessary treatment for me if they notice that i am an organ donor?

No. Every medical providers primary goal is to save your life. Every lifesaving measures will be tried to save your life. You will be considered as a potential organ donor only if all life saving measures have been tried and failed. Being an organ donor will never affect the quality of care you receive.

Who will be receiving my organs?

There are lot of factors that contribute in deciding who is a match to receive your organs. There is a FDA regulated National data base system that keeps a record of donors and recipients and helps identify the correct match.

HOW TO SIGN UP TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR

IN USA

• You can sign up in person at your local Motor Vehicle Department

• You can also sign up online by clicking on this link https://www.organdonor.gov/register.html#register

IN CANADA

• You can sign up at any Service Ontario locations

• You can also signup online by clicking on this link https://beadonor.ca/