Test Your Knowledge Quiz

C: You can register as an organ donor through your state’s motor vehicle department. When you select “yes” to organ donation the designation is included on your license.

False. You cannot pay to change where you rank on the waiting list. Patients are matched based on a variety of factors that include medical urgency, blood/tissue type and size match with the donor, time on the waiting list, and proximity between the donor and the recipient.

B: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the non-profit organization that manages our nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.

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A: Type AB is the universal recipient, and can receive from any other types, but can only donate to other AB’s.

C: Brain death is the complete and irreversible loss of all brain function. Blood and the oxygen it carries no longer flow to the brain. The patient is clinically and legally dead. There is no chance of recovery. Most deceased organ donations occur after the patient is declared brain dead.

False: There is no age limit for organ donation. Even people in their 80s and 90s have successfully donated organs.

False: Organ and tissue recovery takes place only after all efforts to save your life are exhausted and death is declared. The doctors working to save your life are entirely separate from the medical team involved in recovering organs and tissues.

D: All of the above. Since 1974, Gift of Life has worked to coordinate life-saving and life-enhancing transplants for those waiting, while supporting the generous donors and their families who have chosen to give others a second chance through organ donation. Gift of Life is a nonprofit organization serving the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

B: The Donor Dash is an annual Gift of Life fundraising event that celebrates those who have received transplants, honors the generosity of donors, and gives hope to those who are waiting for an organ transplant. Featuring a 10k and 5k run, and a 3k walk, the Dash raises funds to educate the community about the critical need to register as an organ and tissue donor.

C: Approximately 113,000 people nationwide are currently waiting for an organ or tissue transplant. Every ten minutes, another person is added to the list. The need is great and you have the power to do something about it, by becoming an organ donor. Your single selfless act to be an organ donor gives you the opportunity to save up to eight lives. You can also heal many more lives through tissue donation.

True. All major religions support organ donation as the ultimate act of charity and self-sacrifice. This includes Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Episcopal, Islam, Judaism, Lutheran, Mormon, Presbyterian and many other religions.

B: Kidneys are the most frequently transplanted organs and make up about 80 percent of all transplanted organs.