| Did you know that by becoming an organ donor, you can help save or improve the lives of more than 50 people? In addition, there are many ways to help promote and support organ and tissue donation. Share Your Decision: While you can indicate your desire to donate your organs on your driver's license and by signing and carrying an organ donor card, organ donation is always discussed with family members before the donation. To make sure that your family knows of your wishes, it is vital to discuss your decision to donate LIFE. Promote Organ Donation: There are many ways you can promote organ donation in your community and in the workplace. There are also many ways to educate the public about the urgent need for organ donation, including utilizing a speaker from our National Speakers Bureau or using promotional materials from the Coalition on Donation. http://www.tigerfund.org/donorscards.htm
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On average every single day there are about 17,000 people listed for a liver transplant in the U.S. with UNOS. Please spread the word about Organ Donor Awareness and the Dire Shortage Of Organ Donors. http://www.unos.org/data/default.asp?displayType=usData
UNOS 11/02/04
U.S. Transplantation Data: Listed below is summary transplantation data for the entire United States, including the number of candidates currently on the waiting list, by organ type. You can also find totals for the number of transplants performed and donors recovered during the time periods specified below.
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Waiting list candidates as of today 11/2/2004 10:31am | |
| | 87,198 |
| Kidney | 60,066 |
| Pancreas | 1,649 |
| Kidney/Pancreas | 2,454 |
| Liver | 17,487 |
| Intestine | 200 |
| Heart | 3,356 |
| Lung | 3,932 |
| Heart/Lung | 178 |
| All candidates will be less than the sum due to candidates waiting for multiple organs | |
| Transplants performed January - July 2004 | |
| Total | 15,671 |
| Deceased Donor | 11,578 |
| Living Donor | 4,093 |
| Based on OPTN data as of 10/29/2004 | |
| Donors recovered January - July 2004 | |
| Total | 8,200 |
| Deceased Donor | 4,110 |
| Living Donor | 4,090 |
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