Stages of organ donation after brain death

Provided by : Javad Eynaki Maleki

Thousands need organ transplantation in Iran

Image of transplantable organs and tissues after brain death

 The head of the Department of Transplantation and Special Diseases of the Ministry of Health said (quoted in October 2015): There are 27,000 patients in need of organs in Iran, 7 to 10 of whom die every day due to lack of proper organ transplantation.

According to Mehr news agency, Dr. Katayoun Najafizadeh, on the sidelines of the 12th Celebration of The Breath in Milad Tower in Tehran, said: "Between 5,000 and 8,000 people die annually in Iran with brain death, half of whom have donated organs.

He lamented that only about 700 people out of 2500 to 4 thousand cases of donation brain death donate their organs, said: There are 27 thousand patients in need of organs in Iran, 7 to 10 of them daily due to lack of proper organs The  transplant member dies.

Najafizadeh added: "The most important reason for the lack of transplant organs is the dissatisfaction of families with organ donation due to the lack of public awareness of the nature of brain death and organ donation."

He said: "In brain death, brain cells are destroyed and brain tissue is transformed into a pasty substance that is irreparable and reversible.

Najafizadeh stated that the confirmation of brain death is only the responsibility of four groups of trained and trusted physicians of the Ministry of Health in the specialties of neurosurgery, neurology, internal medicine and anesthesia, said: Each person with brain death can save eight people from certain death by donating one to eight vital organs (heart, liver, two lungs, two kidneys, pancreas and intestine) and by donating one to 53 tissues It can save one to 53 people from disability.

He added: "Currently, the only national and governmental site for the immediate issuance of an organ donation card is ehda.ir, which immediately after entering the applicant's information, the organ donation card appears and is available."

Najafizadeh stated that transplant patients need more help in receiving medicines after transplantation, price, insurance and availability, and called for more attention of authorities to such patients.

Source: http://salamat.life

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Thank you for trying to save a human life

Translator : Javad Eynaki Maleki

Volunteer to save a life :Your platelet donations can help save lives

Gift of life :

Adequate platelet supply is one of the main concerns of the medical staff. Every moment of delay in platelet injection brings patients one step closer to certain death. Your platelet donations can help save lives.

Thank you for trying to save a human life

Translator : Javad eynaki maleki

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