How do you feel when you have to wait for something that you really‚ really want? What if it was something you 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
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Each day‚ 22 of those in need die waiting for their transplant. Over the past decade‚ the number of patients waiting for an organ at the end of the year has increased by 24%. For every name in the organ donation registry‚ there are five people in need of an organ to survive. Luckily‚ organ donation has received a push in recent years from public health officials‚ but this cannot solve the problem entirely. Health problems‚ such as lupus and cancer‚ can prevent willing people from donating. Of the
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Many individuals need a suitable organ donation as they have suffered from and organ failure disease‚ Australia currently has an opt-in organ donation system. At any one time‚ there are 1‚700 people waiting for a suitable organ. These individuals wait‚ on average for four years for a suitable organ to be donated. 90% of Australians support organ donation‚ yet only 56% are registered organ donors. To allow an individual to die of a natural death and allow additional individuals to die‚ who could potentially
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medical 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
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pledger like me. 3. Malaysia having an opt-in organ donation system is among the lowest rate of organ donation in the world based on 2010 World Health Organisation (WHO) report which is far cry in comparison from other Opt-out organ donation system countries. (Transition: Therefore‚ I am here today to bring all of you here to support Opt-out system for organ donation rather than Opt-in organ donation system that we are currently using as opt out donation system saves time‚ increase life expectancy of
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declaring that the solution to human organ transplants is solved. A new idea and practice that will involve every individual to have an option to both save their life‚ as well as the life of another human being. The new solution for human transplant and donation involves the legalization of selling human organs on the open market. In hindsight‚ this seems to answer all the problems of organ donning‚ and
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Persuasive Letter Sarah Kinnard NUR/405 Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice October 31‚ 2011 Beth Edwards‚ MSN‚ FNP- BC Caesar Rodney School District Superintendent Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald 7 Front Street Wyoming‚ DE 19934 Dr. Fitzgerald‚ I am writing to you as the parent of two Caesar Rodney School District students and a Registered Nurse currently pursuing a BSN through the University of Phoenix. I understand we share an interest in promoting healthy eating habits and providing
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“You can’t take them with you” Today‚ I will tell you that organs can be transplanted‚ the reasons that I think you should become a donor and the benefits that come from organ donation. I want you to imagine watching a loved one…your grandparent‚ parent‚ spouse or significant other‚ even your own child‚ dying because one of their vital organs has quit working. Maybe because of a disease or an accident‚ maybe for a reason that cannot be explained‚ without any warning. The only chance of this
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In the field of medical science‚ organ donation is a popular procedure that saves many lives. With every development that is deemed perfect‚ there is a great flaw. As people are saved with a new kidney or heart‚ more die waiting for a transplant. An absence of donors has led to an alternative that has sparked more controversy than well-being. Although organ harvesting impedes our right to life‚ further advancements have the possibility of saving lives and alternatives to donors‚ such as convicts
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Writing 3016 -- Persuasive Letter Assignment (50 pts.) In one page‚ write a persuasive letter to an actual company of your choice about donating funds to an actual charitable organization. You will need to research the company to see if it donates to charities and what kinds of charities the company would be most interested in. You might need to make a phone call to determine who at the company makes decisions regarding donations. You will also need to research the charitable organization to
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