Organ Donation

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Organ donation is the act of donating an organ by a person so that it can be transplanted by surgical procedure in the body of the recipient. Organ donation can benefit the recipient largely by improving health, quality and span of his life and even save him from death or other critical conditions like paralysis.

Any person above the age of 18 is eligible to become a donor irrespective of the background. Even younger population under 18 can donate with permission from parent or guardian. The most surprising fact about organ donation is that some organs can be donated even when a person is alive. Most organs are however transplanted only after the donor is dead. By getting registered as a donor with some trust, one gets a donor card which makes him/her eligible for donation soon after his/her death. A single donor’s body can save up to 50 people. Age is not a constraint, which means that people aged 70 or 80 also can become successful donors.

Organ Donation

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There is no dearth of people who need critical organs like kidney, lungs, liver or heart which has malfunctioned in their body due to critical disease or may be congenitally underdeveloped in their bodies. Not just organs but tissues can also be donated. Kidneys, lungs, pancreas, heart, small bowel and liver are chief organs that are donated for transplantation.

Similarly the tissues of cornea, bone, skin, tendons, cartilage and heart valves can be used for donation. Also when a donor decides to opt for organ donation after his death, he can decide to donate the whole body or specific body parts as desired. Most countries have an established organ donation association which is approved and legalized to collect the organs donated by people in that country. These organs may be preserved or immediately used for transplantation in any person’s body needing them....