This document provides an overview of human organ transplantation. It discusses the history of transplantation, including early mentions in ancient texts and the first modern transplants in the 1950s-1960s. It summarizes the Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 in India, which regulates organ removal and transplantation and established an authorization process. Recent advances include new immunosuppressant drugs that have improved transplant success rates by preventing organ rejection.
Organ Donation.
Organ Donation gift of life.
importance of organ donation.
organ donors save life.
Donate life.
Be a hero be a donor.
organ donation in India.
.
This document discusses organ donation, including what it is, the types of organ donors, facts about donation, different types of donation procedures, reasons for donation, ethical issues, Catholic perspectives, and organs and tissues that can be transplanted. Organ donation is the process of removing organs or tissues from a living or deceased person for transplantation into another person. It can save many lives, as one donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and improve the lives of over 50 people through tissue donation.
1) Organ donation rates are low, with only 3 in 1000 people dying in a way that allows organ donation, while 1 person is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes and 1 dies every 20 minutes waiting.
2) There are 3 paths to organ donation - living donation, donation after cardiac death, and donation after brain death.
3) It is important to make an early referral to the organ procurement organization whenever a patient has a severe brain injury, is intubated, end of life measures are being considered, or the family asks about donation. This allows for screening and approaching families if appropriate.
The Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 regulates organ transplantation in India by prohibiting commercial dealings in human organs and establishing an authorization process for organ transplants.
It allows donations from near relatives and live donors not related to the recipient with approval from an Authorization Committee. Paying for human organs is illegal.
Proposed amendments include removing the age limit for cadaver donors, permitting paired donor exchanges between incompatible families, and providing direct compensation to living donors for losses like wages. However, some argue this could promote illegal organ trading.
Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a living or deceased donor and transplanting them into a recipient in need. Different organs like the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and pancreas as well as tissues like corneas and bone marrow can now be successfully transplanted, allowing recipients to survive for many years or decades. However, each year around 500,000 people die in India due to the lack of available organs. Organ donation can occur from either living donors, who can donate a kidney, part of the liver or pancreas, or from deceased donors, whose organs can be donated if they registered their wish or their family consents. Registering to be an organ donor allows one to enhance the spirit of giving even
IDENTIFICATION OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.pptBalinainejoseph
This is a part of forensic medicine that describes the indentification of the living and the dead
It explains both scientific and non scientific methods
This document provides an overview of organ transplantation. It begins with an introduction defining organ transplantation as replacing a failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. It then discusses the history of transplantation, including pioneers like Sir Peter Medawar and Alexis Carrel. It also covers the types of transplants, major organs transplanted, types of donors, time span for organ recovery and transplantation, transplant rejection, and concludes with encouraging organ donation.
The document discusses several topics related to organ donation including:
- What organ donation is and which organs can be donated including from living or deceased donors.
- The process of post-death organ donation and challenges with organ degradation after death.
- Differences in opt-in vs opt-out donation systems between countries like England and Spain.
- Ethical dilemmas around situations like a donor's wife refusing donation against their wishes or whether heavy drinkers should receive liver transplants.
- Definitions of terms like organ transplant, donor, and medical tourism.
Organ Donation.
Organ Donation gift of life.
importance of organ donation.
organ donors save life.
Donate life.
Be a hero be a donor.
organ donation in India.
.
This document discusses organ donation, including what it is, the types of organ donors, facts about donation, different types of donation procedures, reasons for donation, ethical issues, Catholic perspectives, and organs and tissues that can be transplanted. Organ donation is the process of removing organs or tissues from a living or deceased person for transplantation into another person. It can save many lives, as one donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and improve the lives of over 50 people through tissue donation.
1) Organ donation rates are low, with only 3 in 1000 people dying in a way that allows organ donation, while 1 person is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes and 1 dies every 20 minutes waiting.
2) There are 3 paths to organ donation - living donation, donation after cardiac death, and donation after brain death.
3) It is important to make an early referral to the organ procurement organization whenever a patient has a severe brain injury, is intubated, end of life measures are being considered, or the family asks about donation. This allows for screening and approaching families if appropriate.
The Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 regulates organ transplantation in India by prohibiting commercial dealings in human organs and establishing an authorization process for organ transplants.
It allows donations from near relatives and live donors not related to the recipient with approval from an Authorization Committee. Paying for human organs is illegal.
Proposed amendments include removing the age limit for cadaver donors, permitting paired donor exchanges between incompatible families, and providing direct compensation to living donors for losses like wages. However, some argue this could promote illegal organ trading.
Organ donation involves removing tissues or organs from a living or deceased donor and transplanting them into a recipient in need. Different organs like the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and pancreas as well as tissues like corneas and bone marrow can now be successfully transplanted, allowing recipients to survive for many years or decades. However, each year around 500,000 people die in India due to the lack of available organs. Organ donation can occur from either living donors, who can donate a kidney, part of the liver or pancreas, or from deceased donors, whose organs can be donated if they registered their wish or their family consents. Registering to be an organ donor allows one to enhance the spirit of giving even
IDENTIFICATION OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.pptBalinainejoseph
This is a part of forensic medicine that describes the indentification of the living and the dead
It explains both scientific and non scientific methods
This document provides an overview of organ transplantation. It begins with an introduction defining organ transplantation as replacing a failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. It then discusses the history of transplantation, including pioneers like Sir Peter Medawar and Alexis Carrel. It also covers the types of transplants, major organs transplanted, types of donors, time span for organ recovery and transplantation, transplant rejection, and concludes with encouraging organ donation.
The document discusses several topics related to organ donation including:
- What organ donation is and which organs can be donated including from living or deceased donors.
- The process of post-death organ donation and challenges with organ degradation after death.
- Differences in opt-in vs opt-out donation systems between countries like England and Spain.
- Ethical dilemmas around situations like a donor's wife refusing donation against their wishes or whether heavy drinkers should receive liver transplants.
- Definitions of terms like organ transplant, donor, and medical tourism.
A 46-year-old man collapsed while training for a marathon. Paramedics were unable to revive him and he was declared dead after 30 minutes of resuscitation efforts in the emergency department. The family informed the doctors that the deceased was a registered organ donor. However, because he did not die in the right way or location as outlined by policies, he could only be a tissue donor, not fulfill his wish to donate organs, leaving his family and those waiting for transplants distraught. The case highlights the complex ethical issues around defining death and the barriers created by policies that can prevent willing donors from donating.
Organ donation involves removing organs or tissues from a living or deceased person for transplantation into another person. In India, around 500,000 people die each year due to the lack of available organs. Organ donation can occur through live donations from living donors or cadaver donations after the donor has died. For cadaver donations, brain death allows for donation of all organs while cardiac death only permits donation of certain vital organs. However, low donation rates mean most people awaiting transplants are unable to find a compatible donor in time. The document urges more people to pledge as organ donors after death in order to save many lives.
HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT:
Organ transplantation is often the only treatment for end state organ failure, such as liver and heart failure. Although end stage renal disease patients can be treated through other renal replacement therapies, kidney transplantation is generally accepted as the best treatment both for quality of life and cost effectiveness. Kidney transplantation is by far the most frequently carried out transplantation globally.
The legislation called the Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THO) was passed in India in 1994 to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities. Broadly, the act accepted brain death as a form of death and made the sale of organs a punishable offence. With the acceptance of brain death, it became possible to not only undertake kidney transplantations but also start other solid organ transplants like liver, heart, lungs, and pancreas.
This document discusses organ donation. It begins by defining organ donation as removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person to be used in another person. It then discusses the types of donors as either living donors or cadaver donors. It notes that almost all organs can be donated from someone who is recently deceased. The document also discusses ways to improve organ donation rates such as improved infrastructure and public awareness campaigns. It emphasizes that organ donation can help reduce the organ shortage crisis through giving the gift of life.
This document discusses various topics related to impotence, sterility, virginity, pregnancy, delivery, and legitimacy. It provides signs and symptoms for determining these conditions both in living and dead individuals. Some key points include:
1. Impotence refers to the inability to perform sexual acts or gratify a partner, while sterility is the inability to conceive or impregnate.
2. Signs of virginity include an intact hymen, narrow vagina, small breasts and genitals. Pregnancy can be determined through subjective symptoms like missed periods and objective findings like breast changes, skin pigmentation, and fetal movements.
3. Delivery is assessed by examining breasts, genitals, cerv
Organ donation can save lives by providing organs and tissues to those in need of transplants. There is a large gap between the number of people needing transplants and the number of available organs. Becoming an organ donor is important as it allows one's organs to help others after death. There are various ways to register as a donor and ensure family is aware of one's wishes to donate. Medical professionals prioritize saving patients' lives and donation is only considered after death when all efforts to save a life have been exhausted.
This document discusses several ethical issues surrounding organ transplantation. It addresses debates around organ donation from living or deceased donors, including religious objections. Defining life, death, and what constitutes the human body are ongoing philosophical debates that impact organ transplantation policies. Using cloning to produce transplant organs for a recipient raises significant ethical concerns. Xenotransplantation, or cross-species organ transplants, could potentially address the organ shortage but risks transmitting infectious agents to humans. Informed consent is crucial given potential health risks. Countries with opt-out organ donation policies tend to have higher donation rates than opt-in countries.
Mass disaster forensic medicine mbbs.pptxDrsarath2
The document discusses mass disasters, providing definitions and classifications. It defines a mass disaster as occurring when the number of casualties from a single event exceeds 12, exceeding local death investigation capacity. Disasters are classified as natural (non-biological like earthquakes or biological like epidemics) or man-made (accidental, industrial, civil disturbances, warfare). Management of mass disasters involves identification of bodies at the accident site, autopsy and identification in the mortuary, and comparing records. Objectives are rapid body retrieval, identity establishment, and cause of death determination.
The document discusses organ donation in India, noting that over 500,000 people die each year due to the lack of organ donors. It explains that organ donation can occur from both living and deceased donors, with deceased donation allowing for more organs to be donated depending on whether the donor experienced brain death or cardiac death. The document advocates for more people to pledge to donate their organs after death in order to help save lives.
Disaster:-
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology defines disaster as "sudden or great calamity". A disaster can be defined as “an unexpected natural or manmade event that may result in personal injury, mass fatalities, property and infrastructural damage. These events can be a result of natural events such as earthquakes and typhoons, accidents (aircraft, rail, maritime, industrial), terrorist activities and conflicts.”
Types of Disaster:-
All disasters can be broadly divided into two categories -Natural and Manrnade disasters. Natural Disasters are not controllable as, indeed, nature is not controllable -such events are often termed as 'acts of God'. The Man-made disasters on the other hand are a rapidly increasing phenomenon in the present day Technological Society and occur as a result of human failure or error or malfunction of some structure or system designed by man. Similarly, while there is sometimes an element of warning in natural disaster. There is generally none in man-made disaster and this lack of warning makes avoidance difficult.
Both types of disasters can cause visible damage to a familiar environment, but some technological disasters do not have this effect like nuclear pollution from an accident like that at Chernobyl may be catastrophic, yet cause no visible damage.
Whilst Natural Disaster is often predictable to some degree, technological disaster is not. Technological catastrophes are never supposed to happen and hence predictability is not an issue. The King's Cross Underground fire in November 1987 killing 31 persons and causing horrendous injuries could not have been foreseen as escalators are not supposed to erupt into flames.
Following are the different types of disasters under the above mentioned categories:-
1. Natural Disasters:- can be of the following types.
a) Famines
b) Floods
c) Storms
d) Droughts, and
e) Epidemics
2. Man-made Disasters:-
a) Air, Rail and Sea disasters
b) Fires
c) Explosions
d) Building collapse disasters
e) Industrial accidents
f) Football Tragedies
g) Holocausts in Civilian Violence, Terrorism and Mass shootings.
h) Mass suicides, e.g. Jonestown suicides.
2. Disaster Victim Identification
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) refers to a respectful, systematic and orderly process undertaken in response to a multiple fatality incident with the aim of scientifically identifying the deceased casualties of the incident so that they can be returned to their relatives. The process involves matching post-mortem information from a deceased individual with ante‐mortem information of a missing person and through this identifying the deceased individual.
DVI is a multi‐disciplinary activity that relies on a range of comparative scientific and non‐scientific methods to identify human remains.
A DVI operation is typically part of the ‘response phase’ to a multiple fatality event and usually becomes fully operational at the conclusion of the rescue and evacuation part of the operation.
This document discusses organ donation in India. It begins by defining organ donation as removing an organ or tissue from a living or deceased person to transplant into another person. It then discusses reasons for organ donation such as over 1 million patients suffering from organ failure each year while only 3,500 transplants are performed. It outlines who can donate organs, both living donors and deceased donors, and which organs can be donated. Finally, it discusses the legal aspects of organ donation in India, including the Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 which regulates organ donation and removal.
This document provides information on various types of trace evidence used in forensic science, including seminal stains, hair, and blood stains. It discusses the collection and examination of these trace materials, as well as their medical legal importance. For example, seminal stains can be used to investigate crimes like rape, hair can indicate the age or gender of a person, and blood staining patterns provide clues in homicide cases. The document also covers inheritance patterns for blood groups, differences between human and animal hair/blood, and principles of blood group serology like ABO and Rh typing.
Organ transplantation involves transplanting organs from one body to another to replace damaged or failing organs. There are several types of transplants including autografts, allografts, isografts, xenografts, split transplants, and domino transplants. Major organs and tissues that can be transplanted include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and skin. Organs can come from both living and deceased donors. Immunosuppressive drugs help prevent transplant rejection but have side effects. India faces an organ shortage as thousands die each year waiting for transplants due to low organ donation rates.
Organ transplantation provides life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage organ failure. Kidney transplantation is the best option for patients with kidney failure as it improves quality of life. Liver transplantation and heart transplantation are needed for patients with liver or heart failure. Corneal transplantation can restore sight for those who are blind due to corneal disease or damage. Living donors face some health risks from donating organs like kidneys, but modification of pig organs could potentially allow for xenotransplantation if safety issues are addressed.
Transplantation of human tissues and organs is an important lifesaving medical procedure. You’ll hear personal stories from both donors and recipients as well as facts from international medical authorities and learn about organ and tissue donation registries around the world. Make a commitment to become a donor, and learn how you can inspire others in your club and community to do the same.
Attendees will also enjoy a short performance from opera singer and transplant recipient Hae-Chul Lim and a small group of guest vocalists.
Organ Donation Presentation - Save Livessaraburtis
Organ donation can save many lives. Every day 19 people die due to the shortage of organ transplants. Someone is added to the organ donor list every 11 minutes. While organ donation saved Grandma Diane's life, she never received her needed liver transplant. The gap between those needing transplants and the number of organ donations grows each year. Becoming an organ donor can save up to 50 lives.
This document provides information about organ donation. It discusses how organ donation can save lives by helping the over 160,000 patients in need of transplants each year. It notes that many lives are lost due to the scarcity of organs and fear or lack of information about donation. The document outlines the types of organ donation including living donation and deceased donation. It lists the organs and tissues that can be donated, such as kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, skin and bone. It provides statistics on organ donation and transplantation.
This is the ppt on organ donation in India with Statistics and illustration to engage in audiences attention. It is full of information and the sources of the information is genuine
The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissue Act (TOHOTA) regulates the removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes only. It aims to prevent commercial dealings in human organs. Key aspects include:
- Promoting deceased organ donation over living donors due to risks of commercial trading and health risks to living donors
- Requirements for certifying brainstem death to allow organ retrieval from brain dead patients
- Establishing authorities to oversee organ transplantation and register hospitals
- Restrictions on organ removal and transplantation to prevent commercialization
This document provides an overview of organ donation, including the definition of organ donation, types of organ donation (live vs. deceased donors), organs that can be donated, laws around organ donation, organizations involved in organ donation, and the process of organ donation and transplantation. Key points covered include that organs from a single donor can benefit many recipients, and that the first organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954 between identical twins.
A 46-year-old man collapsed while training for a marathon. Paramedics were unable to revive him and he was declared dead after 30 minutes of resuscitation efforts in the emergency department. The family informed the doctors that the deceased was a registered organ donor. However, because he did not die in the right way or location as outlined by policies, he could only be a tissue donor, not fulfill his wish to donate organs, leaving his family and those waiting for transplants distraught. The case highlights the complex ethical issues around defining death and the barriers created by policies that can prevent willing donors from donating.
Organ donation involves removing organs or tissues from a living or deceased person for transplantation into another person. In India, around 500,000 people die each year due to the lack of available organs. Organ donation can occur through live donations from living donors or cadaver donations after the donor has died. For cadaver donations, brain death allows for donation of all organs while cardiac death only permits donation of certain vital organs. However, low donation rates mean most people awaiting transplants are unable to find a compatible donor in time. The document urges more people to pledge as organ donors after death in order to save many lives.
HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT:
Organ transplantation is often the only treatment for end state organ failure, such as liver and heart failure. Although end stage renal disease patients can be treated through other renal replacement therapies, kidney transplantation is generally accepted as the best treatment both for quality of life and cost effectiveness. Kidney transplantation is by far the most frequently carried out transplantation globally.
The legislation called the Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THO) was passed in India in 1994 to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities. Broadly, the act accepted brain death as a form of death and made the sale of organs a punishable offence. With the acceptance of brain death, it became possible to not only undertake kidney transplantations but also start other solid organ transplants like liver, heart, lungs, and pancreas.
This document discusses organ donation. It begins by defining organ donation as removing tissues or organs from a live or recently deceased person to be used in another person. It then discusses the types of donors as either living donors or cadaver donors. It notes that almost all organs can be donated from someone who is recently deceased. The document also discusses ways to improve organ donation rates such as improved infrastructure and public awareness campaigns. It emphasizes that organ donation can help reduce the organ shortage crisis through giving the gift of life.
This document discusses various topics related to impotence, sterility, virginity, pregnancy, delivery, and legitimacy. It provides signs and symptoms for determining these conditions both in living and dead individuals. Some key points include:
1. Impotence refers to the inability to perform sexual acts or gratify a partner, while sterility is the inability to conceive or impregnate.
2. Signs of virginity include an intact hymen, narrow vagina, small breasts and genitals. Pregnancy can be determined through subjective symptoms like missed periods and objective findings like breast changes, skin pigmentation, and fetal movements.
3. Delivery is assessed by examining breasts, genitals, cerv
Organ donation can save lives by providing organs and tissues to those in need of transplants. There is a large gap between the number of people needing transplants and the number of available organs. Becoming an organ donor is important as it allows one's organs to help others after death. There are various ways to register as a donor and ensure family is aware of one's wishes to donate. Medical professionals prioritize saving patients' lives and donation is only considered after death when all efforts to save a life have been exhausted.
This document discusses several ethical issues surrounding organ transplantation. It addresses debates around organ donation from living or deceased donors, including religious objections. Defining life, death, and what constitutes the human body are ongoing philosophical debates that impact organ transplantation policies. Using cloning to produce transplant organs for a recipient raises significant ethical concerns. Xenotransplantation, or cross-species organ transplants, could potentially address the organ shortage but risks transmitting infectious agents to humans. Informed consent is crucial given potential health risks. Countries with opt-out organ donation policies tend to have higher donation rates than opt-in countries.
Mass disaster forensic medicine mbbs.pptxDrsarath2
The document discusses mass disasters, providing definitions and classifications. It defines a mass disaster as occurring when the number of casualties from a single event exceeds 12, exceeding local death investigation capacity. Disasters are classified as natural (non-biological like earthquakes or biological like epidemics) or man-made (accidental, industrial, civil disturbances, warfare). Management of mass disasters involves identification of bodies at the accident site, autopsy and identification in the mortuary, and comparing records. Objectives are rapid body retrieval, identity establishment, and cause of death determination.
The document discusses organ donation in India, noting that over 500,000 people die each year due to the lack of organ donors. It explains that organ donation can occur from both living and deceased donors, with deceased donation allowing for more organs to be donated depending on whether the donor experienced brain death or cardiac death. The document advocates for more people to pledge to donate their organs after death in order to help save lives.
Disaster:-
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology defines disaster as "sudden or great calamity". A disaster can be defined as “an unexpected natural or manmade event that may result in personal injury, mass fatalities, property and infrastructural damage. These events can be a result of natural events such as earthquakes and typhoons, accidents (aircraft, rail, maritime, industrial), terrorist activities and conflicts.”
Types of Disaster:-
All disasters can be broadly divided into two categories -Natural and Manrnade disasters. Natural Disasters are not controllable as, indeed, nature is not controllable -such events are often termed as 'acts of God'. The Man-made disasters on the other hand are a rapidly increasing phenomenon in the present day Technological Society and occur as a result of human failure or error or malfunction of some structure or system designed by man. Similarly, while there is sometimes an element of warning in natural disaster. There is generally none in man-made disaster and this lack of warning makes avoidance difficult.
Both types of disasters can cause visible damage to a familiar environment, but some technological disasters do not have this effect like nuclear pollution from an accident like that at Chernobyl may be catastrophic, yet cause no visible damage.
Whilst Natural Disaster is often predictable to some degree, technological disaster is not. Technological catastrophes are never supposed to happen and hence predictability is not an issue. The King's Cross Underground fire in November 1987 killing 31 persons and causing horrendous injuries could not have been foreseen as escalators are not supposed to erupt into flames.
Following are the different types of disasters under the above mentioned categories:-
1. Natural Disasters:- can be of the following types.
a) Famines
b) Floods
c) Storms
d) Droughts, and
e) Epidemics
2. Man-made Disasters:-
a) Air, Rail and Sea disasters
b) Fires
c) Explosions
d) Building collapse disasters
e) Industrial accidents
f) Football Tragedies
g) Holocausts in Civilian Violence, Terrorism and Mass shootings.
h) Mass suicides, e.g. Jonestown suicides.
2. Disaster Victim Identification
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) refers to a respectful, systematic and orderly process undertaken in response to a multiple fatality incident with the aim of scientifically identifying the deceased casualties of the incident so that they can be returned to their relatives. The process involves matching post-mortem information from a deceased individual with ante‐mortem information of a missing person and through this identifying the deceased individual.
DVI is a multi‐disciplinary activity that relies on a range of comparative scientific and non‐scientific methods to identify human remains.
A DVI operation is typically part of the ‘response phase’ to a multiple fatality event and usually becomes fully operational at the conclusion of the rescue and evacuation part of the operation.
This document discusses organ donation in India. It begins by defining organ donation as removing an organ or tissue from a living or deceased person to transplant into another person. It then discusses reasons for organ donation such as over 1 million patients suffering from organ failure each year while only 3,500 transplants are performed. It outlines who can donate organs, both living donors and deceased donors, and which organs can be donated. Finally, it discusses the legal aspects of organ donation in India, including the Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 which regulates organ donation and removal.
This document provides information on various types of trace evidence used in forensic science, including seminal stains, hair, and blood stains. It discusses the collection and examination of these trace materials, as well as their medical legal importance. For example, seminal stains can be used to investigate crimes like rape, hair can indicate the age or gender of a person, and blood staining patterns provide clues in homicide cases. The document also covers inheritance patterns for blood groups, differences between human and animal hair/blood, and principles of blood group serology like ABO and Rh typing.
Organ transplantation involves transplanting organs from one body to another to replace damaged or failing organs. There are several types of transplants including autografts, allografts, isografts, xenografts, split transplants, and domino transplants. Major organs and tissues that can be transplanted include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and skin. Organs can come from both living and deceased donors. Immunosuppressive drugs help prevent transplant rejection but have side effects. India faces an organ shortage as thousands die each year waiting for transplants due to low organ donation rates.
Organ transplantation provides life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage organ failure. Kidney transplantation is the best option for patients with kidney failure as it improves quality of life. Liver transplantation and heart transplantation are needed for patients with liver or heart failure. Corneal transplantation can restore sight for those who are blind due to corneal disease or damage. Living donors face some health risks from donating organs like kidneys, but modification of pig organs could potentially allow for xenotransplantation if safety issues are addressed.
Transplantation of human tissues and organs is an important lifesaving medical procedure. You’ll hear personal stories from both donors and recipients as well as facts from international medical authorities and learn about organ and tissue donation registries around the world. Make a commitment to become a donor, and learn how you can inspire others in your club and community to do the same.
Attendees will also enjoy a short performance from opera singer and transplant recipient Hae-Chul Lim and a small group of guest vocalists.
Organ Donation Presentation - Save Livessaraburtis
Organ donation can save many lives. Every day 19 people die due to the shortage of organ transplants. Someone is added to the organ donor list every 11 minutes. While organ donation saved Grandma Diane's life, she never received her needed liver transplant. The gap between those needing transplants and the number of organ donations grows each year. Becoming an organ donor can save up to 50 lives.
This document provides information about organ donation. It discusses how organ donation can save lives by helping the over 160,000 patients in need of transplants each year. It notes that many lives are lost due to the scarcity of organs and fear or lack of information about donation. The document outlines the types of organ donation including living donation and deceased donation. It lists the organs and tissues that can be donated, such as kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, skin and bone. It provides statistics on organ donation and transplantation.
This is the ppt on organ donation in India with Statistics and illustration to engage in audiences attention. It is full of information and the sources of the information is genuine
The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissue Act (TOHOTA) regulates the removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes only. It aims to prevent commercial dealings in human organs. Key aspects include:
- Promoting deceased organ donation over living donors due to risks of commercial trading and health risks to living donors
- Requirements for certifying brainstem death to allow organ retrieval from brain dead patients
- Establishing authorities to oversee organ transplantation and register hospitals
- Restrictions on organ removal and transplantation to prevent commercialization
This document provides an overview of organ donation, including the definition of organ donation, types of organ donation (live vs. deceased donors), organs that can be donated, laws around organ donation, organizations involved in organ donation, and the process of organ donation and transplantation. Key points covered include that organs from a single donor can benefit many recipients, and that the first organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954 between identical twins.
This document discusses organ donation and the Organ Retrieval Bank of India (ORBO). It begins with definitions of organ donation and a brief history of transplantation milestones. It then discusses organ donation statistics in India which highlight a large unmet demand. The document outlines the types of organ donors, organs that can be donated, and screening criteria. It also explains laws around organ donation in India including the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act. Finally, it provides an overview of ORBO including its objectives to facilitate organ allocation and create awareness of donation in India.
The document discusses organ transplantation in India. It notes that there is a large need for organ transplants but limited availability of organs, resulting in over 100,000 deaths per year. The Transplantation of Human Organs Act was passed in 1994 to regulate organ donation and transplants and prevent commercialization. It established two authorities - the Authorization Committee to approve transplants and the Appropriate Authority to regulate hospitals performing transplants. The Act placed restrictions on organ removal and donation to prevent exploitation and only allow transplants for therapeutic purposes.
Brainstem Death And Its Medico Legal PerspectivesDrRahulPanwar
Brainstem death refers to irreversible loss of brainstem function that controls breathing and consciousness. For a diagnosis of brainstem death, tests must show no brainstem reflexes, no spontaneous breathing for at least 1 hour, and fixed and dilated pupils. The document discusses the Harvard criteria and legal framework for diagnosing and certifying brainstem death in India according to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act. It notes the need to increase awareness and acceptance of brainstem death to facilitate organ donation in India according to legal consent guidelines.
1. India faces a significant shortage of organs for transplant due to low donation rates, though the country has developed transplant capabilities and seen transplants increase in recent years.
2. The gap between patients needing transplants and available organs remains wide, with estimated annual transplant needs far exceeding actual transplants for kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs.
3. The Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 and its amendments established a legal framework for organ donation and transplantation in India, but deceased organ donation rates continue to be low due to various challenges.
The transplantation of human organs and tissue act 1994(TOHOTA)Dr. FAIZ AHMAD
This Act was enacted for the
Regulation of removal , storage and transplantation of human organs
for therapeutic purposes only
F or the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs.
Organ transplant related laws in Pakistan ethical issue related transplant organ and tissue
Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance 2007”
“Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act,2010”.
Donation of human organs or tissues after death
: Donation of organ or tissue by a living person
1. India faces a large shortage of organs for transplant due to low donation rates. While many people could potentially donate organs after death, very few actually do.
2. The number of transplants performed in India has increased in recent years, but there remains a huge gap between patients needing transplants and available organs. Various amendments to the organ transplant laws aim to increase deceased organ donation.
3. The National Organ Transplant Programme aims to improve access to life-saving transplants through promoting deceased organ donation, training medical professionals, and protecting vulnerable groups from organ trafficking. It established organizations like NOTTO to coordinate transplant activities nationwide.
This document provides a history of organ transplantation from ancient times to modern developments. It discusses key milestones such as the first successful organ transplants of the kidney, liver, heart, and other organs from the 1950s-1980s. Statistics on organ transplantation in India are presented, noting a need for more organ donations to meet demand. The regulatory framework around organ donation in India including the Transplantation of Human Organs Act and amendments are summarized.
The document provides an overview of organ transplantation including a brief history, the transplant process, sources of donor organs, and issues around organ distribution and shortages. It discusses how transplantable organs are matched with recipients, current policies for distributing scarce organs, and ethical questions around living vs. cadaveric donation. Legal and social issues related to transplantation are also mentioned.
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Human Organ transplantation History, Medico-legal aspect and Recent advances.pdf
1. Presented by: Guided by:
Dr. Santo M.S. Dr. S.M. Jawale
Resident Doctor Associate Professor
Department of Forensic Medicine Department of Forensic Medicine
and Toxicology and Toxicology
Grant Government Medical College Grant Government Medical College
Mumbai. Mumbai
HUMAN ORGAN
TRANSPLANTATION
3. Introduction
● Organ transplantation is one of the major medical achievements of the 20th
century.
● Nowadays, many diseased organs are being replaced by healthy organs from
living donors, cadavers, and from animal source.
● Successful bone marrow, kidney, liver, cornea, pancreas, heart, nerve cell and
other transplantations have taken place.
● The incidence is limited only by cost and availability of the organs.
● The discovery of effective immunosuppressive drugs in the late 1970s was an
important step toward increasing the success rate of organ transplants and
thus paved the way for organ transplantation to become a medical routine
affair in the twenty-first century.
5. Lore
First written mention of transplant is
seen in- Ebers Papyrus, written circa
1550 BC, which mentioned skin grafting
for the treatment of burns.
Around 600 BC, the Indian surgeon
Sushruta, known as the father of
surgery, is credited with performing the
first plastic surgery operations, including
full-thickness skin grafts.
6. In “The Miracle of the Black Leg,” from Jacobus De
Voragine’s 348 AD Legenda Aurea,
limb transplantation was first mentioned in written
literature.
In this story, the Christian patron saints of medicine,
pharmacy, and surgery, Cosmas and Damian, replace
the cancerous leg of a Roman deacon with that of a
recently deceased Ethiopian man.
7. In 1817, French physician Henri Dutrochet
wrote a letter to the editor of Gazette de
Santé on skin transplant, based on a story
from his brother-in-law, an army officer
stationed in India.
According to the letter, an army subordinate
had been punished by having his nose cut off.
The man sought out locals well versed in skin
grafting and known for their ability to
surgically reconstruct a nose, and he asked
them to operate on him.
8. Modern Medicine
First verifiably documented skin
transplant - 1869.
Swiss surgeon Jacques-Louis Reverdin
demonstrated success with epidermic
grafting.
9. ● First-ever successful kidney transplant
● Dr Thomas Murray
● honoured with a Nobel Prize in Medicine
● 1954.
● India's first kidney transplant
● Dr. P.K. Sen and his team at King Edward Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai
● May 1965.
10. ● First human lung transplantation
● Dr. James Hardy’s team
● University of Mississippi
● 1963.
● First Lung Transplant in India.
● Dr. Jnanesh Thacker, Program & Surgical
Director - Heart, Lung, Heart & Lung
Transplantation & Assist Devices, Yashoda
Hospitals, Hyderabad.
● 11th July 2012.
11. ● The first liver transplant in the world.
● Dr. Thomas Starzl.
● University of Colorado.
● 1967.
● First Liver transplant in India.
● Dr. R.P. Shanmugam.
● Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at
Stanley Medical Hospital.
● 1996.
12. ● World's first human-to-human heart transplant
operation
● Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African
cardiac surgeon.
● On 3 December 1967.
● Human heart transplant in India.
● Panangipalli Venugopal.
● All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New
Delhi.
● August 3, 1994.
13. Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014
TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS
ACT, 1994 &
14. 1. The primary legislation related to organ donation and
transplantation in India, Transplantation of Human
Organs Act, was passed in 1994.
2. The Act was initiated at the request of Maharashtra,
Himachal Pradesh and Goa.
3. Subsequently adopted by all states except Andra
Pradesh and Jammu &Kashmir.
4. The Act was amended in 2011.
15. Till 1994 there was no comprehensive nationwide legislation to regulate the removal of
organs from deceased or living persons.
There were only some state level legislation and that pertaining only to specific organ
In Delhi
● The eye act 1982
● The eardrum and ear bone act 1982
In Maharashtra
● The Bombay corneal grafting act 1957
● The Maharashtra kidney transplantation act 1982
16. FEATURES OF THE ACT
● Regulation of removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs for
therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human
organs.
● Illegalizes the buying and selling of human organs.
● Establishes an institutional structure.
● Recognizes the concept of brain-stem death.
17. Some important definition under act
1.Brain stem death- Stage at which all the functions of
brain stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased.
2.Human organ - Under this Act 'human organ' means
any part of a human body consisting of a structured
arrangement of tissues which, if wholly removed,
cannot be replicated by the body.
18. Human Organ retrieval centre
Means a hospital
● Which has adequate facilities for treating seriously ill patients who can be
potential donors of organs in the events of death
● Which is registered U/s 141 for retrieval of human organs
Near relatives
In the original act there were following seven relations
1. Father 2. Mother 3. Spouse 4. Brother 5. Sister 6.Son 7. Daughter
19. By the 2011 amendment following four relations were added
1. Grand father 2. Grand mother 3. Grand sons 4. Grand daughter
Tissue- means of a group of cells except blood performing a particular functions in
human body. This subsection has been added by 2011 amendment and brings bone
marrow within the purview of the act.
Tissue bank- means a facility registered us 14A for carrying out any activity relating
to the recovery, screening, testing processing, storage and distribution of tissues,
but does not include blood bank (added by 2011 amendment)
20. Transplant coordinator-
means a person appointed by the hospital for coordinating all matters relating to
removal or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both and for assisting the
authorities for removal of human organs in accordance with the provisions of Act.
21. Appropriate authority(AA)
Central government and state governments should appoint AA comprising of one
or more persons.
functions of AA are:
● To grant registration and renew registration to hospital.
● To suspend and cancel registration.
● Enforce high standard for hospital and tissue bank.
● To investigate complaints into irregularities take action.
● To periodically inspect hospitals and tissue bank.
22. Authority for removal of human organs
● Any donor (> 18 years of age) may authorize the
removal before his death of any organ of his body
for therapeutic purposes.
● If any donor had in writing (in presence of 2 or
more witnesses): authorized the removal of any
organ after his death for therapeutic purposes,
the person lawfully in possession of dead body
should allow the doctor all reasonable facilities for
removal.
23. ● When no such authority is there, person lawfully in possession of dead body
can authorize the removal of any organ of the deceased person.
● When human organ is to be removed, the medical practitioner should satisfy
himself, that life is extinct in such body or where it is a case of brainstem death.
24. "Authorisation Committee'
"Composition of Authorisation Committees"-
(1) There shall be one State level Authorisation Committee.
(2) Additional Authorisation Committees in the districts or Institutions or hospitals
may be set up as per norms given below, which may be revised from time to time
by the concerned State Government or Union territory Administration by
notification.
(3) No member from transplant team of the institution should be a member of the
respective Authorisation Committee.
25. (4) Authorisation Committee should be hospital based if the number of transplants
is twenty five or more in a year at the respective transplantation centres, and if the
number of organ transplants in an institution or hospital are less than twenty-five in
a year, then the State or District level Authorisation Committee would grant
approvals).
26. "Composition of hospital based Authorisation
Committees":-
The hospital based Authorisation Committee shall, as notified by the State
Government in case of State and by the Union territory Administration in case of
Union territory, consist of,-
(a) The Medical Director or Medical Superintendent or Head of the institution or
hospital or a senior medical person officiating as Head - Chairperson;
(b) Two senior medical practitioners from the same hospital who are not part of the
transplant team - Member;
27. C) Two persons (preferably one woman ) of high integrity, social standing and
credibility, who have served in high ranking Government positions, such as in
higher judiciary, senior cadre of police service or who have served as a reader or
professor in University Grants Commission approved University or are
self-employed professionals of repute such as lawyers, chartered accountants,
doctors of Indian Medical Association, reputed non-Government organisation or
renowned social worker - Member;
(d) Secretary (Health) or nominee and Director Health Services or nominee from
State Government or Union territory Administration - Member.
28. "Composition of State or District Level Authorisation
Committees"-
(a) A Medical Practitioner officiating as Chief Medical Officer or any other equivalent
post in the main or major Government hospital of the District -Chairperson;
(b) Two senior registered medical practitioners to be chosen from the pool of such
medical practitioners who are residing in the concerned District and who are not
part of any transplant team- Member;
29. (c) Two persons (preferably one woman) of high integrity, social standing and
credibility, who have served in high ranking Government positions, such as in
higher judiciary, senior cadre of police service or who have served as a reader or
professor in University Grants Commission approved University or are
self-employed professionals of repute such as lawyers, chartered accountants,
doctors of Indian Medical Association, reputed non-Government organisation or
renowned social worker - Member;
(d) Secretary (Health) or nominee and Director Health Services or nominee from
State Government or Union territory Administration-Member:
30. Procedure for donation of organ or tissue in medicolegal
cases
As per Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014
(1) After the authority for removal of organs or tissues, as also the consent to donate
organs from a brain-stem dead donor are obtained, the registered medical
practitioner of the hospital shall make a request to the Station House Officer or
Superintendent of Police or Deputy Inspector General of the area either directly or
through the police post located in the hospital to facilitate timely retrieval of organs
or tissue from the donor and a copy of such a request should also be sent to the
designated post mortem doctor of area simultaneously.
31. 2) It shall be ensured that, by retrieving organs, the determination of the cause
of death is not jeopardised.
(3) The medical report in respect of the organs or tissues being retrieved shall
be prepared at the time of retrieval by retrieving doctor (s) and shall be taken
on record in postmortem notes by the registered medical practitioner doing
postmortem.
32. (4) Wherever it is possible, attempt should be made to request the designated
postmortem registered medical practitioner, even beyond office timing, to be
present at the time of organ or tissue retrieval.
(5) In case a private retrieval hospital is not doing post mortem, they shall
arrange transportation of body along with medical records, after organ or
tissue retrieval, to the designated postmortem centre and the post mortem
centre shall undertake the postmortem of such cases on priority, even beyond
office timing, so that the body is handed over to the relatives with least
inconvenience.
33. The death has to be certified by:
1. The doctor in-charge of hospital in which the brainstem death has occurred.
2. An independent doctor, being a specialist nominated by the above in-charge
from the panel of names approved by Appropriate Authority.
3. A neurologist or a neurosurgeon, nominated by the in-charge from the panel.
4. The doctor treating the person whose brainstem death has occurred.
Under any circumstances, brainstem death tests should not be performed by
transplant surgeons or any doctor in the transplant team or a member of the
Authorization Committee.
34. Removal of human organs cannot be authorized wherein
An inquest may be required to be held in relation to such body.
A person who has been entrusted the body solely for the purpose of cremation.
35. Authority for removal of human organs in case of unclaimed
bodies in hospital or prison
● If not claimed by any near-relatives within 48 h from time of death, the
authority lies with the management of hospital or prison or by employee of the
hospital or prison authorized by management
● If there is reason to believe that any near-relative of the deceased person is
likely to claim the body even beyond 48 h, no authority should be given.
36. Restriction on removal and transplantation of human organs
● Human organ should not be removed from the body of donor before his death
and transplanted into recipient, unless the donor is a near-relative.
● When donor authorizes the removal of his organs after his death, these organs
may be transplanted into the body of any recipient.
● If any donor authorizes the removal of his organs before his death to such
recipient not being near relative by reason of affection or attachment towards
the recipient, the organs should not be removed and transplanted without prior
approval of Authorization Committee.
37. Regulation of hospitals conducting the removal, storage or
transplantation of human organs
● Hospital not registered under this Act should not be engaged in
transplantation activities.
● Medical practitioner should not conduct transplantation at any unregistered
place under this Act.
● The eyes and the ears may be removed at any place from dead body of any
donor for therapeutic purposes by a doctor.
● The doctor is also prohibited from removal or transplantation of human organs
for any purpose other than therapeutic purposes.
38. Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs
Punishable with imprisonment
for a term from 2-7 years and
fine of 10,000-20,000.
39. Duties of the Medical Practitioner Regarding
Organ Transplantation
In case of live donation, the doctor should satisfy himself before removing an organ
from the donor that:
a. Donor has given his authorization.
b. Donor is in proper state of health and fit to donate the organ.
40. c. Donor is a near-relative of the recipient and sign a certificate after carrying out following tests
on donor and recipient:
i. Tests for the antigenic products of HLA-A, HLAB and HLA-DR using conventional
serological techniques.
ii. Tests to establish HLA-DR and HLA-DQ gene restriction fragment length polymorphisms.
iii. When the above tests do not establish genetic relationship, tests to establish DNA
polymorphisms using at least two multilocus genes probe.
iv. When (iii) do not establish genetic relationship, further tests to establish DNA
polymorphisms using at least five single locus polymorphism probes.
In case recipient is a spouse of donor, record the statements of both and sign a certificate.
41. In case of cadaveric donation, the doctor should satisfy himself that:
● Donor has authorized before his death, the removal of his organ for
therapeutic purpose after his death, in presence of two or more witnesses, at
least one of whom is a near-relative.
● Person lawfully in possession of dead body has signed a certificate as
specified under the Act.
42. A doctor, before removing organ from a brainstem dead person, should satisfy that:
● Certificate regarding the brainstem dead from the Board of medical experts is
present.
● In case of a person < 18 years, a certificate has been signed by either of the
parents of such
44. Availability of new-era Immunosuppressants and induction therapy
The invention of immunosuppressants therapy was a breakthrough in transplant surgery.
Azathioprine was the first drug that when given with prednisolone enabled transplantation of unrelated
donor organs successfully.
This was followed by the development of better drugs such as
● ciclosporin,
● tacrolimus,
● sirolimus,
● everolimus,
● Mycophenolic acid
which resulted in better survival outcomes in transplant patients.
Biological agents such as monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies are now used along with
immunosuppressants to enable dose reduction of immunosuppressants without the risk of organ rejection.
45. Improved organ preservation
Organ preservation <4°C and the use of the specialised preservative solution for
different organs have helped to reduced tissue damage and optimal organ
preservation in vivo until transplant.
Moreover, several advanced surgical procedures are used during organ extraction
to cause minimum damage to organs in brain dead donors.
46. Robot assisted kidney transplantation
● The traditional operation for the kidney recipient surgery is the open operation
which involves a large incision in the abdomen.
● Robot Assisted kidney transplant is a new technique which allows the recipient
surgery to be performed using the minimally invasive technique.
● This technique is associated with less post operative pain, lesser risk of
post-surgical infections, quick recovery and early discharge from the hospital.
47. Future directions
● Development of invitro organs
● Xenotransplantation
● Improved organ preservation
● Pre-transplant treatment
● Organ preconditioning
● Face, uterus, and extremity transplants
● Improved organ transportation
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