What is 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.
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