1. ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION Get the Facts

2. Saving Lives at All Ages

3. The Need for Transplantation  More than 110,000 Americans are waiting for lifesaving organ donors.  More than 3,400 in North Carolina  Every 11 minutes, someone is added to list (100+ people each day)  An average of 18 people die daily while waiting  Many thousands more need life- restoring tissue transplants  1 donor = 25+ recipients

4. What organs can be transplanted?  Liver  Chronic hepatitis  Liver tumors  Cirrhosis  Lungs  Chronic bronchitis  Emphysema  Cystic fibrosis  Intestines  Short-bowel syndrome  Heart  Congenital  Coronary  Hypertensive cardiomyopathy  Pancreas  Type 1 diabete  Kidneys  Hypertension  Diabetes  Polycystic kidney disease

5. Tissues that Can be Donated  Cornea/Eye—restores sight for patients with corneal damage  Heart Valve—replaces heart valve for patients with heart defects, infection or damage  Bone-saves limbs or replaces joints for patients with bone cancer, bone fractures, or degenerative diseases  Soft tissue—repairs or restructures injured tendons and ligaments  Vein—replaces femoral or saphenous veins for patients with vascular disease or diseased/blocked arteries—limb saving measure  Skin—grafts skin for patients with severe burns or large wounds

6. Blood, Bone Marrow Donation  Types of Living donation  3 lives can be saved by 1 pint of blood  Every 3 seconds someone needs blood  6,000 men, women, and children are waiting for a lifesaving bone marrow transplant

7. The Organ Donation Process Lifesaving Efforts Referral & Evaluation Recovery Staff Meets Family Testing & Matching with possible recipients Organ Recovery Successful Transplantation

8. How Organs are Allocated  Potential recipients are ranked by:  Medical Urgency  Blood/Tissue Type  Waiting Time  Body Size  Location of Recipient in Relation to Donor

9. How Long Are Organs Viable?

10. Transplants are Successful  More than 28,000 lifesaving transplant surgeries every year  Nearly 1 million life-restoring tissue transplants every year  On average more than 25 people can benefit from a single donor

11. If you chose to Donate Life…  Share your decision with your family  When you turn 18: register with  DMV (Driver’s License)  Donate Life  Life Share of the Carolinas