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Acorn Publishing authors lend their time and resources to many different issues. One of our newest authors, Carmen Critchlow, knows first-hand the critical need for organ donation. Still a young woman of 42, Carmen has spent 20 years on and off hemodialysis between kidney transplants. As a patient, a wife, a mother, a survivor, she has become an inspiring advocate for organ donation. She is asking all of us to take a few minutes to test our knowledge about this life-saving matter. The Gift of Life Agency and the Michigan Coalition on Donation put together the following simple Quiz. Do you know the answers?
- One donor can help as many as _____ people as a donor of vital organs and tissue.
A. 10 B. 6 C. 40 D. 13- There are about _____ people in the U.S. awaiting organ transplants.
A. 64,000 B. 34,000 C. 13,000 D. 22,000- Anyone can be a donor.
A. True B. False- All major religions support organ donation.
A. True B. False- Signing a donor card will guarantee that you will be a donor.
A. True B. False- There are no costs to the donor or the family for donating organs or tissue.
A. True B. False- Each year about _____ people are organ donors nationally.
A. 53,000 B. 27,000 C. 5,500 D. 1,250- A donor heart can remain outside the body for _____ hours before being transplanted.
A. 10 B. 4 C. 24 D. 2- Families of donors say that donation helped them deal with the loss of their loved one.
A. True B. False- Each year nearly _____ corneal transplants are performed nationally.
A. 1000 B. 5,000 C. 10,000 D. 40,000
ANSWER KEY
- C. 40. One donor can provide vital organs (kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas) and tissue (bone, cornea, heart valves and skin) to help as many as 40 people.
- A. 64,000. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 30 minutes, while an estimated 11 people die each day because of the donor shortage. More than 2,400 people currently await transplants in Michigan.
- True. You can become an organ, tissue or eye donor just by making your wishes known to your family. Old age or a history of disease does not mean you can't donate. Organs, tissues or corneas that can't be used for transplants can often be used to help scientists find cures for serious illnesses.
- True. All major religions support organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
- False. Signing a donor card is very important, however, your next of kin will be asked to give consent to donation. Even with a donor card, hospitals will not proceed with donation without consent from next of kin. Make sure your family is aware of your wishes!
- True. There is no cost to the donor or his or her family.
- C. 5,500. However, an estimated additional 12,000 people die each year who could be organ donors.
- B.4. The kidney may remain out of the body for up to 72 hours, the liver 24 hours, the lungs 3-4 hours, and the pancreas about 24 hours.
- True. Many families agree that donation helps them through the grieving process by knowing that their loved one helped save the lives of others.
- D. 40,000. A corneal transplant is a surgical procedure which replaces a diseased cornea with a healthy donated cornea.
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