National Organ Donor Day
On February 14th, National Organ Donor Day (also known as National Organ Donor Day) is a day that is observed annually, the aim is to raise concerns about organ donation and the lives it saves each year. More than 120,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ donation in the United States.
– Platelets – Blood. The observance focuses on five specific types of donations: Organs – Tissues – Marrow – Blood. Many nonprofit health organizations sponsor blood and marrow drives as well as organ/tissue sign-ups around the country. About every two seconds, there is someone in the United States who needs blood, which leads to the need for over 41,000 daily donations.
Every form of donation saves lives.. Although we may be able to donate blood, platelets, tissue, marrow, and some organs at any time, the majority of organs are donated upon death. A single donor can save up to 8 lives and help more than 75,000 people.
Some blood donors have been making contributions as early as the age of 17. Every 53 days, they can donate a pint of blood. Up to three people can be saved by one pint of blood. You're one of the 17 percent of non-donors who haven't considered donation if you've never heard about it. However, only 37 percent of the population of the United States is eligible to donate blood.
How to celebrate #nationaldonorday
- Sign up for a blood donation
- If you've been given an organ, tissue, marrow, platelets, or blood, please share your tale
- Consider becoming a donor. Interested in becoming a donor? For more information on organ donation, visit donatelifenw.org and organdonor.gov.gov
- To post on social media, use #NationalDonorDay
The national donor day is the longest in national donor day history
The Saturn Corporation and its United Auto Workers affiliates, as well as many non-profit health agencies, began in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and its United Auto Workers affiliates, with the United States Department of Health and Human Services' support and several non-profit health agencies.
Donor FAQ
Q. How many blood donors are in the United States?
A. The Red Cross estimates that 6.8 million people donate blood in the United States each year. A.
Q. What organs can be donated?
A. The following can be donated: According to organdonor.gov, the following can be donated: A. According to organdonor.gov, the following can be donated:
- heart
- kidneys
- pancreas
- lungs
- liver
- intestines
- hands
- face
- cornea
- skin
- heart valves
- bone
- blood vessels
- connective tissue
- bone marrow
- stem cells
- umbilical cord blood
- cells from peripheral blood stem cells in peripheral blood stem cells
