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economist suntribune saturday july 12 1997 p13 600 canadians gained a second chance at life because of organ donations lisa cartwright features whatever its look at it organ donation saves said the com munications manager for the multiple organ retrieval and exchange pro gram of ontario if you look at either side there is savings more and more doctors are looking to organ patients to save lives there is also the cost savings in the health care system said pat sherbin from more it costs the health care sys tem 50- 75000 a year for each patient on dialysis when a patient has a kidney trans plant there is an initial cost of 4050000 and then 3- 4000 every year for the rest of the patients life if 65 people donated both kidneys 130 people would receive a kidney transplant one time we sat down and figured it out in two years the med ical system would have four and a half mil lion dollars in savings more is responsible for equal distribution of organs yet many organs that could be used for donor trans planting arent there is a number of rea sons why peo ple dont donate a lot of people dont understand the process she said more was started in 1988 to ensure equal- distribution of organs in ontario and to educate both the public and health profes sionals about organ donation organs can only be used in one to two per cent of all deaths in order to donate a patient must be on a ven- t i 1 a t o r when he i s declared brain dead a ven- t i 1 at o r keeps blood and oxygen flowing through the body if a patient and he isnt on a venti lator the organs cant be used without blood and oxy gen flowing through the body organ damage can happen almost immediately the comput er looks through the waiting list searching for the best candi date for the organs based on need blood type and organ size you cant get a lung from a six foot two donor and try said arid ds bhe young mother sdcj my da uahters life ended that day but the lives of three other children began mi ost of t he s e types of deaths occur during the bleeding of brain people who suffer from strokes head injuries drown ing suffocation and smoke inhalation are also able to donate organs which is where more steps in when a patient dies and the family agrees to donate the organs kidney pancreas heart lung and small bowl information on the donor is entered into mores com puter system squeeze it into a five foot two recipient this process allows the per son who needs the organs instead of the one who has the most power or money to receive them she said organs distributed based on need it isnt a matter on how long youve been on the list it is who needs it and who is the best match yet people still hes itate people who want to donate organs have this inner fear are they really going to and save me sherbin body treated with respect a transplant team which is different from the team perform- i n g surgery is not noti fied until brain death has occurred she said familys fear their loved ones body wont be treated with respect dur ing the transplant process the body is treated with respect and dignity there is no cases of muti lation of the body peo ple can still have an open casket signing the donor card health used is to sign the donor consent card but signing the card isnt enough said sherbin people must inform their family of their wishes brain death occurs in very traumatic and sudden deaths people havent had a chance to prepare themselves by signing the card it takes away the burden from the family they will know what you wanted before hand although it is hard to lose a loved one organ donating does save lives t ast jlrto sure the first step in making your organs will be ast year 600 people in ontario were able live productive lives thanks to an organ transplant and as one young mother said my daugh ters life ended that day but the lives of three other children began to pick up an organ donation card call more at 1-800-263- 2833 or download it from the website at wwwtrans- in the article about 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