important is organ donation to you? Do you care how organs are persevered before they are transplanted into a recipient? Have you ever thought about how the process works‚ or who the individuals are that make it happen? If not‚ I will describe to you why Catherine Morse Ed.D‚ MSN‚ CRNA‚ APN‚ believes you should question and learn more about the subject‚ as there is an increasing need for organ transplants across our nation with each passing moment. The care and management of a donor’s organs and protocol
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couldn’t live without? Imagine you are lying in a hospital bed and you have no choice but to impatiently wait for that one organ you and your body are depending on to survive. Many people face this struggle every day. These people are waiting on a list for their perfect match… the perfect person to be their organ donor. An organ donor is a person who has an organ‚ or several organs‚ removed in ordered to be transplanted into another person. Imagine that one of your loved ones are in the hospital…
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leave her comatose state‚ and suggested ending life support immediately to remove her organs. Luckily‚ the family did not believe this was the proper time to discuss such things‚ as she came out of her coma three days later. Had they given up‚ my mother would have been removed from life support‚ and she and I would not be here today. At this moment‚ 119‚862 people in the U.S. are in need of a lifesaving organ transplant (U.S. Department of Human and Health Services). Each day‚ 22 of those in need
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INTRODUCTION For years‚ people have debated how unjustly organ transplantation is distributed according to geographical divisions. What is more‚ these divisions‚ which are the product of the political tactic to manipulate regions‚ gerrymandering‚ have increased the discrepancies in the number of people in need of viable organs to survive compared to the amount available. The United Network for Organ Sharing‚ which is in charge of the distribution of organs in the United States‚ ranks patients in specific
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the people who receive organs have self-damaged their own organs such as by drug use or other irresponsible behaviors (eating patterns‚ sexual activity patterns‚ etc.). There are measures taken by the medical community to ensure that they’re not engaged in these behaviors while they’re waiting for an organ but that doesn’t change the history of the behaviors or how the damage was done. 2) Most of the people will have shortened lifespans anyway even if they receive the organ. 3) Most of the people
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Why organ donation is important? Did you know that seventeen people will die today? They will not die because they were in a car wreck‚ involved in a shooting‚ or because it was simply that their time had come. Seventeen people will die because they couldn’t get an organ transplant in time. Money’s not the issue here. Neither is scarcity. There are potential donors who pass away every day who could meet the needs of people on the waiting list. The problem is the potential
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Why is organ transplant important The reason why I think organ donation is very important‚ because it gives a second chance to life to a person that is in need of an organ because they organs have start to fail and shut down. Although clinical issues such as the possibility of the recipient’s body rejecting the organ have been raised‚ the social and legal issues—from determining how donations should be handled and who should receive them‚ to the black-market practice of organ trafficking—spark the
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE – ORGAN DONATION Topic: Organ donation Thesis Statement: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself‚ but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save. Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming organ donors after death Introduction: 1. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others‚ and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance
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advancements and my specific area of expertise is organ donation. Slide 1 A little bit of background about organ donation is in 1954 on December 23 the first full transplantation was the kidney. Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume at Brigham Hospital in Boston led the procedure. The kidney was removed from Ronald Herrick and transplanted into his identical twin brother Richard Herrick. Slide 2 Myths about organ donation is some people hesitate to become organ donors because a lot of people say doctors
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Organ Donation Currently‚ in the United States alone‚ there are over 100‚000 people waiting for an organ donation. No matter the scenario‚ there are people in need of organ donations‚ everywhere. Over the years the organ donation process has changed greatly to improve many lives. Organ donation has continuously improved effectiveness ever since the first transplant in the 1950s. According to UNOS‚ “in 1954‚ the kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. Liver
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