CARRYING A DONOR CARD
Using organs from people who have died is a crucial life-saving action that can help others who have life-threatening illnesses survive. However, this can only be done if the person who has died carried an organ donor card or if the dead person's family allows it. Organs must be removed from the body as soon as possible after death. Sometimes the family can't be contacted in time or they are too upset to make the decision. If more people carried donor cards or joined the NHS organ donor register, it would help reduce the shortage of organs available for transplant.
www.nhsorgandonor.net/
For more information and links, visit the web site youthinformation.com.
- Extracted from youthinformation.com, The NYA's online information toolkit for young people. For more information, visit the site at www.youthinformation.com.
