The Power of Donation

Facts Everyone Should Know

18 people will die today awaiting an organ transplant in the United States.

The number of men, women and children in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant is quickly approaching 100,000.

1,900 of these individuals live in the Pacific Northwest.

Thousands more await a tissue transplant.

Currently in Oregon and Southwest Washington:

About 344 people are waiting for a kidney transplant
About 155 people are waiting for a liver transplant
About 9 people are waiting for a pancreas transplant
About 14 people are waiting for a combined kidney/pancreas transplant
About 8 people are waiting for a heart transplant
About 2 people are waiting for a lung transplant

What it takes to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor:

Sign up on the Donor Registry
Discuss your decision with your family
Code your driver's license with "donor"
Sign up online or paper form

Who will it affect?

One organ, eye, and tissue donor can help more than 50 people.

What can be donated during life:

Tissues: blood, bone marrow
Organs: one kidney, portion of lung, portion of liver

What can be donated at the time of death:

Tissues: eyes, skin, bone, tendon, cartilage, heart valves, fascia, veins
Organs: kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, small intestine
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