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    Fact Sheet Donating After Death

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    After death, a person can donate their organs and tissues which can help save many lives. Organs that can be donated include kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, and pancreas. Tissues include corneas, skin, bone, tendons, heart valves, and cartilage. One organ donor can help up to eight people through organ transplants. More people can be helped through tissue donation. It is important to register as an organ donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register and communicate your wishes to family members. Doctors will evaluate if donated organs and tissues are suitable based on the donor's medical history and physical condition. Most organ donors die in hospital from head injuries, accidents, or strokes where they are on

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    After death, a person can donate their organs and tissues which can help save many lives. Organs that can be donated include kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, and pancreas. Tissues include corneas, skin, bone, tendons, heart valves, and cartilage. One organ donor can help up to eight people through organ transplants. More people can be helped through tissue donation. It is important to register as an organ donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register and communicate your wishes to family members. Doctors will evaluate if donated organs and tissues are suitable based on the donor's medical history and physical condition. Most organ donors die in hospital from head injuries, accidents, or strokes where they are on

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    After death, a person can donate their organs and tissues which can help save many lives. Organs that can be donated include kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, and pancreas. Tissues include corneas, skin, bone, tendons, heart valves, and cartilage. One organ donor can help up to eight people through organ transplants. More people can be helped through tissue donation. It is important to register as an organ donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register and communicate your wishes to family members. Doctors will evaluate if donated organs and tissues are suitable based on the donor's medical history and physical condition. Most organ donors die in hospital from head injuries, accidents, or strokes where they are on

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    Fact Sheet Donating After Death

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    After death, a person can donate their organs and tissues which can help save many lives. Organs that can be donated include kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, and pancreas. Tissues include corneas, skin, bone, tendons, heart valves, and cartilage. One organ donor can help up to eight people through organ transplants. More people can be helped through tissue donation. It is important to register as an organ donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register and communicate your wishes to family members. Doctors will evaluate if donated organs and tissues are suitable based on the donor's medical history and physical condition. Most organ donors die in hospital from head injuries, accidents, or strokes where they are on

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    After death, one person can help as many as eight people by donating their organs. They can benefit many more by donating tissue, such as skin, bone, corneas or tendons. The NHS Organ Donor Register is where you record your pledge to donate organs and tissue for transplant after your death. You can join the NHS Organ Donor Register at any age. While 90% of people say they support organ donation, only 27% have actually joined the NHS Organ Donor Register. You need to tell your family what your wishes are because they will be asked to confirm them after your death. The donors physical condition is an important factor. There are only two conditions known or suspected HIV or CJD where organ donation is ruled out completely. In all other circumstances, healthcare professionals will make the decision about whether organs and tissue are suitable for transplant, taking into account your medical history. Because organs have to be transplanted very soon after the donor has died, they can only be donated by people who have died in hospital. Most people dont die in hospital, but at home. Doctors and nurses are committed to doing everything possible to save your life. Organs are always removed with the greatest care and respect. Although more than 10,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant, only around 3,000 transplants actually take place each year. More than 400 people die waiting for an organ transplant each year. Around 500 more die because, while waiting, they become too ill to receive a transplant and have to be removed from the list. Most donated organs come from people who die while on a ventilator in an intensive care unit following a severe head or brain injury, a major accident such as a car crash, or a stroke. Most tissue needs to be donated within 24 hours of death, but more people can be considered for tissue donation because, unlike organ donation, they dont have to die in hospital.

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