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Today, more than 22 thousand children, women and men are registered and on the waiting list to receive a transplant, according to figures from “Heroes for Life”, a campaign by the Carlos Slim Foundation. So if you want to donate some organ to someone who needs it, here we tell you which ones can be to give and how you can do it.
According to “heroes for life”, a transplant consists of replacing a organ or diseased tissue that no longer has any possibility of recovering, either in the short or medium term, so it must be replaced with a healthy one.
This is where the donors, since they offer the possibility of moving forward for those who need a transplant. The Carlos Slim foundation campaign reiterates that organs and fabrics that can be to give are the following:
Organs
- Kidney
- Liver
- Heart
- Lung
- Pancreas
- Intestine
Fabrics
- Corneas
- Fur
- Bones
- Tendons
- Heart valves
Likewise, “Heroes for Life” highlights that other types of transplants have been performed on different parts of the body, such as the arm, hands and even the face.
How to donate organs?
In order to be a donor of organs you need to be of legal age, freely accept the decision of to give and communicate the decision to your family. Once the above is done, you need to fill out a form in the following LINK.
There are two types of donors:
deceased donor: can donate organs such as the liver, kidney and heart. And tissues such as corneas, bones, skin, tendons and blood vessels. In the event that the cause of death was due to cardiorespiratory arrest, it can only be to give fabrics.
Living donor: you can only transplant the organs and fabrics that do not put your life or health at risk. For example, kidneys, a fragment of liver or bone marrow.
J.R
2023-09-27 23:36:16
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