ORGAN DONATION

WHAT IS ORGAN DONATION ?

Organ donation is the process of removing tissues or organs from a live, or recently dead, person to be used in another.

The former is the donor and the latter is the recipient.

People of all ages can become donors.

WHY ORGAN DONATION ?

• Organ and tissue donation is a way to help others, after your death by allowing organs or tissues to be taken from your body and transplanted in someone else’s body.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Any healthy person of any age group willing to donate organs can become a donor.

• Cancer and HIV exclude people from donating organs.

SYSTEMS OF ORGAN DONATION

Voluntary Donation

Almost everywhere organ donation is voluntary.

Two voluntary systems include –

1.Opt In - Where the donor gives consent

2.Opt Out - Where anyone who has not refused is considered as a donor

In India we have the Opt in system, while many western countries practice the opt out system

ORGANS FOR DONATION

Some of the organs that are commonly donated -

• Kidneys

• Eyes (cornea)

• Heart

• Lungs

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Skin

WHEN ARE ORGANS DONATED ?

Some organs can be donated by a living person

Almost all organs can be donated by someone dead but this has to reach the recipient within a few hours after the donor's death.

In case of live donation the donor should give his consent .

In case of cadaver donation, relatives need to provide consent.

CADAVER TRANSPLANT

• Cadaver transplant is the method of donating organs of a brain death person to other patients.

• Organ transplantation of hithendran is the one of the best example of cadaver transplantation.

Organ donation process

• Organ donation always occur in a hospital,after death has been declared and the family has given constent.

• If you are willing to donate organs ,visit your nearby hospital and fill in the donor form .

Organ shortage reasons

• Family consent, and negative attitude contribute towards organ shortage.

• This could be due to the following reasons - Religion

• Fear, ignorance and misunderstanding

• Legal aspects• Media reports on

scandals involving organ rackets

Improvement in organ donation

Currently organ donation is improved due to the following reasons

• Increased HLA typing and cross-matching facilities.

• Improved facilities in packing,transport and retrieval of organs.

• Supporting organization for networking and registry maintenance.

Role of society

• Society plays a greater role in transplantation programmes such as cadaver transplants.

• Increased public awareness and efforts must be taken for the cause of organ donation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• www.aphithendranmemorialtrust.org• www.mohanfoundation.org• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/organ_donation