Organ Donation
Organ Donation
Arlene B
HCA322:
April 30, 2012
Organ Donation
Organ and tissue donation can help to save the lives of so many others during this time where it is greatly needed. There are many people on the waiting list to receive an organ due to illness or complications with their own organs and those that receive the miracle of an organ that is donated that actually matches them as well, can live a better, longer quality of life. Health care and technology have grown so far to be able to transplant a human organ from someone who has passes away into another person who is in great need of it to live. Unfortunately there are more patients on the waiting list than there are organ donors and the need keeps rising. There are many ethical and legal issues that surround this gift of life but what is most important is that patients and their families understand what this all entails so that health organizations can act quickly in utilizing their wishes. Organ transplantation became known in the late 1980’s and with the improved guidelines and structure and the immuno-suppressant drugs to decrease tissue rejection has been a nation-wide success in helping those that are in need of an organ. There are federal regulations that hospitals are to adhere to when they are dealing with organ procurement responsibilities that include the staff duties and notification along with how to deal with the family concerns of the deceased. “Organ transplantation is done to treat patients with end-stage organ disease who face organ failure” (Pozgar, 2010). The table below represents a seven year study done to see if the Certified Requestors would help in increasing donors. “Certified Requestors are individuals trained and certified by the UWHC-OPO to discuss with patient families the DCD (donation after cardiac death) donation process and they are ultimately responsible for making the organ donation request. In this regard, increasing the support and motivation of
Arlene B
HCA322:
April 30, 2012
Organ Donation
Organ and tissue donation can help to save the lives of so many others during this time where it is greatly needed. There are many people on the waiting list to receive an organ due to illness or complications with their own organs and those that receive the miracle of an organ that is donated that actually matches them as well, can live a better, longer quality of life. Health care and technology have grown so far to be able to transplant a human organ from someone who has passes away into another person who is in great need of it to live. Unfortunately there are more patients on the waiting list than there are organ donors and the need keeps rising. There are many ethical and legal issues that surround this gift of life but what is most important is that patients and their families understand what this all entails so that health organizations can act quickly in utilizing their wishes. Organ transplantation became known in the late 1980’s and with the improved guidelines and structure and the immuno-suppressant drugs to decrease tissue rejection has been a nation-wide success in helping those that are in need of an organ. There are federal regulations that hospitals are to adhere to when they are dealing with organ procurement responsibilities that include the staff duties and notification along with how to deal with the family concerns of the deceased. “Organ transplantation is done to treat patients with end-stage organ disease who face organ failure” (Pozgar, 2010). The table below represents a seven year study done to see if the Certified Requestors would help in increasing donors. “Certified Requestors are individuals trained and certified by the UWHC-OPO to discuss with patient families the DCD (donation after cardiac death) donation process and they are ultimately responsible for making the organ donation request. In this regard, increasing the support and motivation of
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