Tuesday, October 27, 2009
organ transplants
The development of organ transplantation is one of the
greatest accomplishments of modern medicine. Unfortunately,
supply is not meeting demand. Thousands of people die every
year waiting for a life saving organ. According to NORS, the
Nebraska Organ Recovery System, “every 16 minutes another
name is added to the list of Americans waiting for life saving
transplants.” As of June 4, 2004, the Organ Procurement and
Transplant Network reported 85,707 people on the organ waiting
list, 408 of those are people in Nebraska. 206 Nebraskans are in need of a kidney, 130 need a liver, 15 are awaiting a pancreas, 25 need both a kidney and a pancreas, and 14 of those are waiting for a heart.
greatest accomplishments of modern medicine. Unfortunately,
supply is not meeting demand. Thousands of people die every
year waiting for a life saving organ. According to NORS, the
Nebraska Organ Recovery System, “every 16 minutes another
name is added to the list of Americans waiting for life saving
transplants.” As of June 4, 2004, the Organ Procurement and
Transplant Network reported 85,707 people on the organ waiting
list, 408 of those are people in Nebraska. 206 Nebraskans are in need of a kidney, 130 need a liver, 15 are awaiting a pancreas, 25 need both a kidney and a pancreas, and 14 of those are waiting for a heart.
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