UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHIRIQUIFACULTY OF HUMANITIES

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH

SOCIAL AWARENESS PROJECT2011

Organ Donation

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By: Yessica Castillo

Johnny Torres

What is organ Donation?

It is a surgical procedure to implant

a healthy body in a patient with an ill

body.

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Who can donate organs?

The organs used for transplantation may come from three sources:LivingRelated donors Non-living donors.

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What requirements are

needed to become a donor?There are several requirements

established by law:

Want to be a donor.Be between 18 and 60 years.Be a healthy person physically and mentally.

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Kidney Transplantation

In Panama, the kidney transplant program is conducted in the complex

hospital Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid.

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What public hospitals offer a

transplant program?In Panama the

transplant program currently operates in the following institutions:Social Insurance Fund.Oncological Institute (only bone marrow transplants).

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DURING THE SURGERY:

The donor enters the hospital 1 or 2 days prior to surgery.Surgery of the "donor is carried out at the same time. Experts make a wound of different size depending on the type of transplant that is taking place.

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AFTER THE SURGERY:

Once carried out the surgery, the donor will spend 3 to 4 days in the hospital.

For several weeks should not perform tasks requiring extraordinary physical effort.

Medical personnel will organize a series of activities, so that the donor be incorporated into its social and working life.

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BENEFITS TO THE DONOR:Help another person to continue living.

It is one of the few opportunities offering you life to become a true hero.

Greater self-esteem.

Create stronger links between the members of the family.

Gives you real value to your personal act of donation.

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Conclusion:An organ donation is a very important

process, because it gives to the sick person an opportunity to live.

THANK YOU!