My soul can find no staircase to heaven unless it

is through earth's loveliness

-Michelangelo-
BY THIS TIME TOMORROW
15 people in America who are alive right now will be
dead.
Not because they were in a car accident,
Not because they were gunned down,
Not because their time had come,
not even because they werent in the hospital,
but simply because they couldnt obtain a transplant
in time.
15 people will die because the organ transplant they
need will not be possible.

The National Organ Transplant Waiting List
POWER
VALUABLE ORGANS
ORGAN DONATION
1. Description of the necessity of organs.
2. Kind of organs can be transplanted.
3. How you can become an organ
donor.
4. Finally, I am hoping to leave you
today with a new desire to be an
organ donor, and at last a life saver.
ORGAN
TRANSPLANTATION
Organ transplantation
is one of the greatest
achievements of
modern surgery.
It is not longer an
experiment.
21,000 transplants /year
(UNOS).
96,000 waiting.
BIG PROBLEM
The lack of available organs is still a
problem of the field of organ
transplantation surgery.
In order to continue organ transplant
surgery, organ donations must
become more available.
The need for donated
organs and tissues
ORGAN
PEOPLE
USA NY
All Organs 94,698 8,494
Kidney 70,238 5,973
Liver 16,995 1,958
Pancreas 1,742 116
Kidney-Pancreas 2,380 125
Heart 2,834 263
Lung 2,818 184
Heart/Lung 133 5
Intestine 234 6
THING OF THE TIME
Every 16 minutes,
another name is
added to the waiting
list.
The average wait for
a kidney is 416 days,
28 days for a liver,
and 162 days for a
heart.
(Coalition on
Donation website)
WHAT ORGANS AND TISSUE
WE CAN DONATE
One person can
help 50 people
AVAILABLE ORGAN
Clinics consider blood type, body size,
medical urgency, time waiting, and
geographical proximity as the criteria
for distribution.
Factors such as race, gender, age,
income, or celebrity status are never
considered.
Organ allocation.
HOW TO BECOME
A DONOR
Step 1. Sign Your
Driver's License or Non-
Driver ID.
Step 2. Enroll in the
New York State Organ
and Tissue Donor
Registry.
Step 3. Discuss your
decision with your
family
BRENTS STORY (Donor)
Brent Adams died
on April 13, 1998
due to a car
accident.
He was such a
fighter and loved
life.
Brents organs
helped five people.

TONGS STORY (Recipient)
Tong had a serious
congenital heart
disease.
She got a heart in
Oct, 2000.
She is totally
different after her
transplant. Her lips,
fingers and toes are
pink.

REMEMBER
REAL NUMBERS
Waiting list candidates 96,570 as of
today 1:12am
Transplants January - February 2007
4,425 as of 05/11/2007
Donors January - February 2007 2,274
as of 05/11/2007
REMEMBER
There is a huge need for organs.
Almost any organ can be transplanted
to anyone.
There are different ways of making sure
that your organs are donated after
you die.
The opportunity to sign a Donor
Register.