Are You An Organ Donor?

[icyfroth]

Sharelife director Brian Myerson said Australia has the highest rate of organ donation registration in the world but we rank around 23rd for actual organ donation.

“It is about systems in hospitals,” he said.

“The national authority should be able to identify every potential donor and ensure they become actual donors,” he said.

The minister said the refusal of some families to grant their deceased relative’s choice to donate their organs was a key roadblock to donations proceeding.

Simply putting your name on an organ donation list is not enough to guarantee they will be donated in the event of your death because a relative can veto the donation.

More than 60 per cent of Australian families give consent for organ and tissue donation to proceed.

However, families that have discussed and know the donation decision of their loved one allow organ donation to proceed on 80 per cent of occasions.

“I urge all Australians to discuss this important issue with their families and register their wish to donate,” Minister Nash said.

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If it were your loved one suddenly deceased, would you let their organs be given to save someone else's life?

[imastawka]

Have always been an organ donor.  Carry a card,  also registered.

All the family are organ donors,  so they won't get any arguments

from any of us.

Chop away.    Anything worth having,  they can have

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

We organ recipients thank you for your caring................I have had  a caring young lady's heart, for more than 8 years longer than she used it.

[*mrgrizz*]

are they any use if they are pickled?

[polksaladallie]

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@lloydslights wrote:

http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/anatomy/body-donation/faq.php

This info may be useful and I found interesting.  

It appears if you want to donate your body to science you (the donor)  have to apply; obviously prior to being at death's door.  As the Uni has to review, accept/reject the application; and may or may not want your contribution within   24-48 hours of your last breath. 

DEB

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You need to be a registered donor long before death.  The application itself might eliminate some, and the details of the death may eliminate others.  There is no such rush of 24-48 hours.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I have a card that I carry around in my wallet. I registered years ago in Victoria through the Organ Donor Registry, I hope it is still valid.

There is no option to put it on your licence anymore, well in QLD at least.

My family know my wishes and I think we all feel the same way.

[lloydslights]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/anatomy/body-donation/faq.php

This info may be useful and I found interesting.  

It appears if you want to donate your body to science you (the donor)  have to apply; obviously prior to being at death's door.  As the Uni has to review, accept/reject the application; and may or may not want your contribution within   24-48 hours of your last breath. 

DEB

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You need to be a registered donor long before death.  The application itself might eliminate some, and the details of the death may eliminate others.  There is no such rush of 24-48 hours.

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I quoted from the site as mentioned above: 

Some conditions that will prevent the University from accepting the donation include:

• if more than 24 hours have elapsed between the time of death and notifying the University
• if more then 48 hours have elapsed between the time of death and delivery of the body to the University facilities
• if a post mortem is held
• if organs have been removed for transplant surgery
• if the presence of an infectious disease poses a health risk to staff and students
• if the University's facilities are at capacity
• if the donor is Clinically Obese
• if the donor has spent time which adds up to 6 months or more in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man during 1 January 1980 through to 31 December 1996 inclusive
• if your family object to the donation at the time of death
• if you die outside our acceptance area (please visit our eligibility page to check our boundaries)
• unforeseen circumstances

Please note other circumstances may arise which would prevent receipt of the body.

[dskracing]

My hubs, daughter and myself are all registered donors. We all carry around our donor cards in our wallets.
The rest of our family on both sides know our wishes and the majority of them are donors themselves
Its a no brainer for us...harvest what they can...it won't be any use to us cremated or worm food

[polksaladallie]

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@lloydslights wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/anatomy/body-donation/faq.php

This info may be useful and I found interesting.  

It appears if you want to donate your body to science you (the donor)  have to apply; obviously prior to being at death's door.  As the Uni has to review, accept/reject the application; and may or may not want your contribution within   24-48 hours of your last breath. 

DEB

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You need to be a registered donor long before death.  The application itself might eliminate some, and the details of the death may eliminate others.  There is no such rush of 24-48 hours.

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I quoted from the site as mentioned above: 

Some conditions that will prevent the University from accepting the donation include:

• if more than 24 hours have elapsed between the time of death and notifying the University
• if more then 48 hours have elapsed between the time of death and delivery of the body to the University facilities
• if a post mortem is held
• if organs have been removed for transplant surgery
• if the presence of an infectious disease poses a health risk to staff and students
• if the University's facilities are at capacity
• if the donor is Clinically Obese
• if the donor has spent time which adds up to 6 months or more in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man during 1 January 1980 through to 31 December 1996 inclusive
• if your family object to the donation at the time of death
• if you die outside our acceptance area (please visit our eligibility page to check our boundaries)
• unforeseen circumstances

Please note other circumstances may arise which would prevent receipt of the body.

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Conditions of acceptance for the UQ Body Donor Program

Expressions of interest in registering for The University of Queensland's Body Donor Program are accepted from persons aged 18 years or older who reside in Queensland's south-east corridor, including the Brisbane metropolitan area and the surrounding regions of the Gold Coast, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast, and Toowoomba. There is no upper age limit for body donor registrants.

While the University greatly appreciates every registration, there are several conditions which may at time of death restrict donor acceptance. These include, but are not limited to:

• Death occurring outside of the acceptance area
• Conduct of an autopsy or coroners inquiry
• Body is unable to be embalmed within 10 days of death
• Recent trauma or surgery which affects normal anatomy
• Notifiable disease or medical condition (e.g HIV, Hepatitis, TB)
• Recent chemotherapy
• Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD)
• Localised, regionalised or systemic infection (e.g. cellulitis, antibiotic-resistant pneumonia, wounds)
• Physical condition of body including weight range of 40-80kgs (subject to change without notice)
• Any other condition that may be identified as health or safety risks to students and staff.
• Operational limitations and closure periods (e.g. Christmas, New Year)

[b3llag1na]

Yep, you cannot rely on donating your body to science.

My BIL (cancer sufferer)  had decided (with his family's approval) to donate his body to science, and had been given a provisional acceptance.

When he passed away in palliative care and they contacted the facility his body was rejected as it was not in good enough condition.

Our SIL was devastated - suddenly having to organise a funeral service instead of a memorial, and the added expense of it all.

And yes, I am going to be a donor.

[poddster]

Are You An Organ Donor?

Well not to give away permanently at this stage but I have been known to share with the right person on occasions 😉