Organ and Tissue Donation

[climber71 0]

Am in the AFF program. Have a question how many Skydivers are Organ Donors? If not one maybe think about becoming one. Can also tell about you or family/friends being a recipient of organ donation. Or if you have any questions.

[JerryBaumchen 1,046]

Hi climber,

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Have a question how many Skydivers are Organ Donors?

I have yet to donate but it has been on my Driver's License since that became available here in Oregon.

IMO, if you are not on the donor listings, you should not be eligible to receive an organ. With the exception of children & those with medical conditions that would prevent it.

JerryBaumchen

PS) What I do not like about the law here in Oregon is that my heirs can over-ride my decision.

[PLFKING 3]

Been an organ donor since 1980 or so.

Haven't been asked to donate one yet.


Don

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[jverley 0]

Many experienced skydivers are unable to be liver donors.

John
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[labrys 0]

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Am in the AFF program. Have a question how many Skydivers are Organ Donors?

I've been an organ donor since the option became available... I"m not even sure when that was.

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[climber71 0]

John, can see that. They can still donate other organs.

[climber71 0]

Hi Jerry,

Interesting to read about family members being able to over ride the donors decision. Know in Ohio the decision by the donor stands, unless the Medical Tests make the donation invalid. Glad you are helping out. Blue Skies

[Pacific 0]

I'm not a donor.

What is the criteria for receiving a donor's organ/tissue? What makes you worthy to receive? Is it just a list...first come...first serve?

[rifleman 61]

here in Wales they're about to switch to an opt out system for organ donation. In the case of someone without a donor card they would operate on 'presumed consent' unless otherwise notified.

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[airdvr 197]

Been on the list as long as I can recall. Everyone should be.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Read the fine print. I believe being a tissue donor can a little mutilating if you were hoping for an open casket service.

[JerryBaumchen 1,046]

Hi John,

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. . . a tissue donor . . .

Here in Portland Oregon is Oregon Health & Sciences University ( OHSU as we commonly call it ).

If you donate your body for research, they will cremate the remains & return them to your heirs all for free.

I told my kids to do this with me and save a few bucks in the process.



JerryBaumchen

[climber71 0]

The criteria is medical necessity. Have questions would be best to contact the organ donation organization for your state/community, they will be able to answer them. Blue Skies

[climber71 0]

Agree airdvr. Know in the USA there are 114,000 people waiting for organs.. So people can change those numbers. Just others have various questions, which need to be answered first.

[climber71 0]

John, know the people at where I am a organ donor mentioned after the donors death having open casket services still takes place.

[JohnMitchell 14]

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John, know the people at where I am a organ donor mentioned after the donors death having open casket services still takes place.

Organ, yes, but tissue donation? That's something I need to research. BTW, I'm both, so I guess I'm up for whatever.

I'm wanting to be cremated anyway.

[turtlespeed 212]

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John, know the people at where I am a organ donor mentioned after the donors death having open casket services still takes place.

Organ, yes, but tissue donation? That's something I need to research. BTW, I'm both, so I guess I'm up for whatever.

I'm wanting to be cremated anyway.

Seriously. Its not like you are going to really care one way or another when they harvest them anyway!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[skydiver30960 0]

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John, know the people at where I am a organ donor mentioned after the donors death having open casket services still takes place.

Organ, yes, but tissue donation? That's something I need to research. BTW, I'm both, so I guess I'm up for whatever.

The following is based on four years as an ICU RN in an ICU that saw many organ donation cases, burn patients, liver transplants, and kidney transplants:

WRT being an organ donor: PLEASE DO IT. Make sure your loved ones (the ones who will be making your decisions for you should the need arise) know what your wishes are.

WRT tissue donation: when I think about the types of TISSUE I've most commonly seen harvested, it's skin. When skin is harvested, they'll use the largest most continuous areas of the body such as abdomen, back and upper legs. Although I've never seen a tissue harvesting, I couldn't imagine a situation where the skin on the hands and face could be useful. Corneas are also harvested, but I'm sure the undertaker could figure out how to deal with that. Also, one of the most common causes for donated organs that we saw (brain death secondary to trauma to the head) usually precludes the open casket anyhow.

The donated skin (called allograft in the biz) is literally a life saver for severely burned patients.

SO, unless you're planning on being buried in the nude, the open casket should be good to go.

WRT personal stories and being helped by someone who donated: where do I start? I guess the easiest thing to mention is that whenever we had a patient who ended up donating their organs, the donation coordination team would send out a quick follow-up report to the unit that provided the care prior to harvesting. It was stripped of any identifying information but would list the ages and sexes of anyone who got one of that patient's organs. Obviously, each person on that list was a life saved or life radically changed; those lists were usually six names long (heart, 2 lungs, liver, 2 kidneys). It's truly awesome.

Coolest moment in my ICU career: we spend about a day and a half taking care of a trauma patient as brain death was declared and the organ donation process completed. He was wheeled out of his room and the room was cleaned and readied for the next patient. The NEXT PATIENT in that room was the guy who received the liver of the donation patient who had just left that room. It was definitely a tear-jerking, Lion-King-circle-of-life moment.

Elvisio "please donate" Rodriguez

[Coreece 189]

Can organ recipients donate their donated organ when they are finished using it?

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[Namowal 0]

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Been on the list as long as I can recall. Everyone should be.

Same here. Better to donate a few parts to someone else, since the alternative is donating them to "lunch" for bugs and microbes.

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[skydiver30960 0]

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Can organ recipients donate their donated organ when they are finished using it?

Or maybe a timeshare, right?

"If I can use the liver on weekends you can have it the rest of the week..."

Elvisio "with alternating holidays" Rodriguez

[turtlespeed 212]

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Can organ recipients donate their donated organ when they are finished using it?

Or maybe a timeshare, right?

"If I can use the liver on weekends you can have it the rest of the week..."

Elvisio "with alternating holidays" Rodriguez

Wouldn't that go under primary and non custodial visitations?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[climber71 0]

Glad to see that.

[turtlespeed 212]

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Glad to see that.

You saw his organ and tissue?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[climber71 0]

Can still donate organs then be cremated. An ash dive is the best way for skydivers to go. One last jump.