According to one of our polls, 77% of you said that you agree with organ donation. This is why we decided to give you more information about organ donation, so you can be well prepared and informed when making your decision.
1. Types of donation
There are three different ways to donate:
• Brain stem death - This is where a person no longer has activity in their brain stem due to a severe brain injury. They have permanently lost the potential for consciousness and the capacity to breathe. This may happen even when a ventilator is keeping the person's heart beating and oxygen is circulated through their blood.
• Circulatory death - Is the irreversible loss of function of the heart and lungs after a cardiac arrest from which the patient cannot or should not be resuscitated. It can also be the planned withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a patient within the Intensive Care Unit or the Emergency Department.
• Living donation - Whilst you are still alive you can choose to donate a kidney, a small section of your liver, discarded bone from a hip or knee replacement and also your amniotic membrane (placenta).
2. Consent
Organs and tissue can only be used if there is a written consent from the donor or with their family’s if the person dies. You can give your consent by:
• Joining the NHS Organ Donor Register, or
• Telling a relative or close friend about your decision to donate
3. Medical Conditions
Having a medical condition does not always prevent you from becoming an organ or tissue donor. At death, a qualified doctor responsible for your care will decide whether some or all organs or tissue are suitable for transplant.
But, there are a few conditions that will exclude you from donating organs and tissue.
You cannot become an organ donor if you have:
• HIV, (in some circumstances people with HIV can donate to another person who already has HIV), or
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), or
• Cancer that has spread in the last 12 months
Do you have something else to add? Any experience?
Remember that sharing can help others to cope and prevent! :)
It is really interesting. I am already subscribed for organ donation on the NHS
3 things to know about Organ Donationhttps://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/procedures-and-paperwork/3-things-to-know-about-organ-donation-6392015-11-19 16:30:10
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20/11/2015 at 15:23
My kids and husband already know that I want to be an organ donor. I didn't know you can subscribe to something on the NHS site... I'll look into it
3 things to know about Organ Donationhttps://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/procedures-and-paperwork/3-things-to-know-about-organ-donation-6392015-11-20 15:23:41
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According to one of our polls, 77% of you said that you agree with organ donation. This is why we decided to give you more information about organ donation, so you can be well prepared and informed when making your decision.
1. Types of donation
There are three different ways to donate:
• Brain stem death - This is where a person no longer has activity in their brain stem due to a severe brain injury. They have permanently lost the potential for consciousness and the capacity to breathe. This may happen even when a ventilator is keeping the person's heart beating and oxygen is circulated through their blood.
• Circulatory death - Is the irreversible loss of function of the heart and lungs after a cardiac arrest from which the patient cannot or should not be resuscitated. It can also be the planned withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a patient within the Intensive Care Unit or the Emergency Department.
• Living donation - Whilst you are still alive you can choose to donate a kidney, a small section of your liver, discarded bone from a hip or knee replacement and also your amniotic membrane (placenta).
2. Consent
Organs and tissue can only be used if there is a written consent from the donor or with their family’s if the person dies. You can give your consent by:
• Joining the NHS Organ Donor Register, or
• Telling a relative or close friend about your decision to donate
3. Medical Conditions
Having a medical condition does not always prevent you from becoming an organ or tissue donor. At death, a qualified doctor responsible for your care will decide whether some or all organs or tissue are suitable for transplant.
But, there are a few conditions that will exclude you from donating organs and tissue.
You cannot become an organ donor if you have:
• HIV, (in some circumstances people with HIV can donate to another person who already has HIV), or
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), or
• Cancer that has spread in the last 12 months
Do you have something else to add? Any experience?
Remember that sharing can help others to cope and prevent! :)
For more info: NHS