Sign up to be an organ and tissue donor-
Driver license or
Utah Donor Registry www.yesutah.org or 866-YES-UTAH
Idaho Donor Registry www.yesidaho.org or 866-YES-IDAHO
Also, on registry, info on Good Samaritan Living Kidney Donation
One organ donor can save 9 lives.
Tissue and cornea donor can enhance 50 lives.
Organs: heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, liver and small intestines.
Tissues: cornea, heart valves, tendons, veins, skin, and bone.
90% of cornea transplants are successful.
90,000 people waiting for an organ transplant. (65% are for kidneys).
270 people are waiting for an organ transplant in Utah and 275 waiting in Idaho.
Organ waiting list increases every 20 mintues.
Truth Dispels The Myths
Donate up to 80 years old.
Donation allows for an open casket funeral.
No cost for donor families.
Mainstream religions support donation.
Hospitals try to save a patient’s life before considering donation.
Living kidney donation can cut the waiting list by two-thirds.
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