An example of this is when a brother gives 1 of his 2 kidneys to his sister or a mother gives part of her liver to her child. An organ donor usually dies an unexpected, tragic death after a severe brain injury.
This often happens because of a motor vehicle accident, bleeding in the brain, or a trauma like a very bad fall. Tissues do not require the same conditions as organs to survive, so tissue donation is possible after the heart and lungs have stopped working. Tissues for donation must be removed within 12 to 24 hours after a person dies. The organs and tissues have to be healthy and the donor must not have any diseases that could harm the recipient. You can donate a kidney, part of the liver, or part of the lung.
To learn more, ask your family doctor to refer you to a specialist, or call the Living Donor Program for more information. You can make a living donation of a kidney, part of a lung, or part of a liver to someone you know at The University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton.
You can also make living tissue donations of the amniotic sac after childbirth if you are having a planned cesarean section and the top part of the thigh bone femoral head after a hip replacement. This material is for information purposes only. Everyone is assessed at the time of death for medical suitability. By registering consent for organ and tissue donation, you give hope to the thousands of Ontarians waiting for a transplant.
Individuals on the transplant wait list are suffering from organ failure and without the generous gift of life from an organ donor, they will die. Tissue donors can also enhance the lives of recovering burn victims, help restore sight, and allow people to walk again.
Transplants not only save lives, they return recipients to productive lives. Anyone 16 years of age or older, with a valid Ontario health card, can register their consent for organ and tissue donation at www. Organs or tissue not suitable for transplantation can be used for organ and tissue research if indicated by donor upon registration. This research is specific to the field of organ and tissue donation, and is not the same as whole body donation.
If you are already registered, you do not need to register again. If you would like to confirm your registration, it takes two minutes at www. You will need to enter your health card number and date of birth. Paper donor cards are no longer in use as they often were not available when needed. In , Trillium Gift of Life Network adopted an affirmative registry and now your consent to donate organs and tissue is stored in a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care database.
By formally registering, either online at www. You only need to register once. On the www. You can also check the back of your photo health card. When you register as an organ and tissue donor, you can provide consent for the use of your organs and tissues for transplant only, or transplant and organ and tissue research.
You are also given the opportunity to consent to any needed organs and tissues, or exempt organs and tissue from a list provided. The code on the back of the photo health card represents these decisions. Z9 and 9Z are the most common codes. Z9 indicates that a person has consented to any needed organs and tissues to be used for transplant only, while 9Z indicates that a person has consented for any needed organs and tissues be used for transplant and organ and tissue research.
The complete list of codes can be found here. If the system is not able to register you online, it may ask you to contact ServiceOntario directly. There are a number of reasons that might prevent you from registering online. Visit any ServiceOntario location to register in person.
You can update or withdraw your consent at any time at www. You can also visit any ServiceOntario centre to update or withdraw in person.
You can also withdraw your consent by mailing a letter to the below address with your name, date of birth, health card number and mailing address. Trillium Gift of Life Network manages organ and tissue donation in Ontario. If you live outside of the province, please contact the organ procurement agency in your jurisdiction.
A full list can be found here. In order to register consent in Ontario, you must have a valid Ontario health card. This is because the registered consent will be stored in a Ministry of Health and Long Term Care database.
Without an Ontario health card, you will not be able to formally register. However, it is important to talk to your family about your wishes. When someone passes away and donation is possible, an Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator will approach families to talk about donation. By talking to your family about your wishes, you can help relieve the burden of making that choice without confirmation of your wishes. For more information about living donation, please see the Canadian Blood Services website: Living Donation.
Though everyone has the potential to be an organ donor, the reality is that the opportunity for organ donation is rare. Vital organs require blood flow in order to keep them suitable for transplant. There is a far greater opportunity for tissue donation, which is possible if an individual passes away in a hospital but not on a ventilator or at home.
Tissue includes eyes, bone, skin and heart valves. The first and foremost concern for health care professionals caring for critically ill patients is to do everything possible to save lives. The possibility of donation is only considered when all lifesaving efforts have failed. When an Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator is preparing to speak with a family about donation, they will access the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care database to see if their loved one was a registered donor. That information would be shared with the family and they would be asked to reaffirm that choice.
Once consent is given, medical tests are completed to determine what organs and tissues are suitable for transplant. The organs are then matched with someone on the transplant wait list and surgery takes place in an operating room at the hospital.
The entire donation process, from the time the family agrees to move forward with donation to recovery, typically takes about 24 to 36 hours to complete. In descending order of priority, the appropriate legal authority may be as follows: 1. A child of the patient. A parent of the patient. A brother or sister of the patient. Any other relative of the patient. Any person who is lawfully in possession of the body e.
In cases where there is no next of kin for the deceased, donation can proceed when registered consent has been recorded with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care database. When you register your consent to donate, this information is recorded and stored in a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care database.
Your decision will only be accessed should there be potential for donation, and your status as a registered donor will be shared with your family. It is Trillium Gift of Life Network's practice to reaffirm an individual's consent to donate with the family. In most cases, families honour their loved ones' decision to donate if they have evidence that it's what they wanted. Register as an organ donor and talk to your family about your wishes; one day this act could save a life.
Eligibility to donate is assessed at the time of death from information obtained during a medical social questionnaire completed with families. In addition, every organ is tested for suitability to ensure that as many people as possible can be helped through transplant. Trillium Gift of Life Network will work with transplant centres to match the tissue and blood type of the donor to an individual s on the wait list.
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