Because the need for organs is always present in our society‚ illegal organ trafficking is current and goes on every single day. At the same time‚ people who are legally and patiently waiting for an organ die in the process. Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) shows that in 2010 alone‚ there were 90‚000 patients waiting for a life-saving organ. From those on the waiting lists‚ there were only 17‚000 transplants performed that year. About 10‚500 of them were from dead donors while
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“Every ten minutes‚ someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. On average‚ twenty people die each day while waiting for a transplant” (1). One solution for the shortage of transplantable organs is creating long-lasting engineered devices that can be implanted into human beings with the purpose to replicate the function of a natural organ. Researchers have continually developed bioartificial organs that have functioned well enough to sustain life until a real organ is available. However
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Blood. Blood was the first thing that I had seen when I walked in to the E.R. of NYHQ in Flushing‚ Queens. A young man‚ about the age of 25‚ had been injured in a car accident. There was blood running down the left side of his face. This reminded me of one of my favorite television series‚ "HOUSE‚" the only difference was that this was reality. I was standing in the middle of the emergency room in a real hospital‚ a hospital full of real sick people. Community service means much more to me than
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Saving Lives When Is It Ethical The decision to be an organ donor is not an easy decision to make‚ but the donor has the easiest part of the donation process. The decision of when to extract the organs usually falls on the family and the attending physician. The question since organ donation began has always been when are you really dead? This one question has been an ongoing controversy not only with the public‚ but with churches‚ and the government as well. The government has tried to put rules
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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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the lives of others” (Pericles). Organ donation is the process of one human being donating his or her organs to another human being in need. Which is very often since on average 22 people die every day while waiting for a transplant. With that being said every 10 minutes a patient is added to the waiting list. While on the waiting list there is no guarantee that the patient will receive a transplant. To top it off there is a 1:8 ratio with organ donation. That means mean one organ donor can save
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Give (at least) a Heart Organ donation is such a simple and selfless action one takes to save the lives of others. The pros of declaring oneself as a donor far outweigh the cons‚ for nearly 90% of Americans claim to support donation. Only 30%‚ however‚ know how to or actually become donors‚ according to Donate Life America; so‚ what steers people away? Many avoid declaring themselves as organ donors because there are many misconceptions to the process of organ donation. Some believe that a hospital
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lives. The Donate Life Illinois is a group of agencies responsible for organ donations‚ education about organ donations and other helpful statistics to help people and save lives. The Donate Life Illinois group established that more than 6‚500 people have died nationwide in the United States waiting for an organ transplant in 2011. An average of 18 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant (Organ & Tissue Donation Stats & Facts). Statistics can be overwhelming and confusing to understand
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For my research paper‚ I have chosen the topic of organ donation/transplantation. I would begin my introduction with background information about organ donation/transplantation like when it first came into the medical field‚ as well as what were its major milestones in history so far. I would introduce my thesis in the introduction paragraph. My thesis statement is‚ organ transplants have revolutionized medicine and have become a major part of saving a human life and there should be more organ donors
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Name: Institution: Date: Title: Organ Donation – the life saver. Topic: Most of the times people face challenges with their body organs and yet most of us die with our organs which can be used to save a life. Purpose statement: to persuade the Red Cross club members in becoming organ donors and to act upon their decision to donate. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: What is the feeling of having to wait long for something that you really need? How do you feel when it’s something you
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