Informative Speech Organ Donation and Transplant
I. INTRODUCTION Every two hours someone dies waiting for an organ transplant. 18 people will die each day waiting for an organ. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives. . THE NEED IS REAL
In Jan 2006 I began to lose my eyesight. A year later I became a candidate for cornea tissue transplant. I am a cornea tissue transplant recipient. As a result I felt is necessary to inform you about the history and facts on organ donation and transplantation.
C. Audience Adaptation – Organ transplantation represents a unique partnership of thousands of people throughout the country working together to save lives.
D. Thesis - Organ donation and Transplants are the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. They give hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provide many others with active and renewed lives. * Transition Statement – Let’s start with facts about Organ donation and transplantation. * While most solid organ and tissue donations occur after the donor has died, some organs and tissues can be donated while the donor is alive. The first successful transplant in the U.S. was made possible by a living donor and took place in 1954. One twin donated a kidney to his identical twin brother. As a result of the growing need for organs for transplantation, living donation has increased as an alternative to deceased donation, and about 6,000 living donations take place each year. Most living donations happen among family members or between close friends. Some living donations take place between people unknown to each other. Organ transplantation is the surgical removal of an organ or tissues from one person (the donor) and placing it in another person (the recipient). Organ donation is when you allow your organs or tissues to be removed and given to someone else.
Just about anyone, at any age, can become an organ donor. Anyone younger than 18 needs to have the consent of a parent or
In Jan 2006 I began to lose my eyesight. A year later I became a candidate for cornea tissue transplant. I am a cornea tissue transplant recipient. As a result I felt is necessary to inform you about the history and facts on organ donation and transplantation.
C. Audience Adaptation – Organ transplantation represents a unique partnership of thousands of people throughout the country working together to save lives.
D. Thesis - Organ donation and Transplants are the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. They give hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provide many others with active and renewed lives. * Transition Statement – Let’s start with facts about Organ donation and transplantation. * While most solid organ and tissue donations occur after the donor has died, some organs and tissues can be donated while the donor is alive. The first successful transplant in the U.S. was made possible by a living donor and took place in 1954. One twin donated a kidney to his identical twin brother. As a result of the growing need for organs for transplantation, living donation has increased as an alternative to deceased donation, and about 6,000 living donations take place each year. Most living donations happen among family members or between close friends. Some living donations take place between people unknown to each other. Organ transplantation is the surgical removal of an organ or tissues from one person (the donor) and placing it in another person (the recipient). Organ donation is when you allow your organs or tissues to be removed and given to someone else.
Just about anyone, at any age, can become an organ donor. Anyone younger than 18 needs to have the consent of a parent or