Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how important organ donation is to save lives.

Central Idea: A transplanted heart, lung, kidney, pancreas, intestine or tissue donations can

provide the gift of life for someone in need.

I. The need for a donated organ could come from another, or you yourself might be one in need, you never know.

II. Organ transplants are no longer, rare or experimental procedures.

III. Unfortunately, many thousands of people die every year due to the shortages of donor organs.

IV. Most people support the concept of organ donation, but they don’t donate due to misconceptions about the procedures involved.

I hope that I will be able to answer any misconceptions and myths surrounding organ donation.

I. Make sure your family knows of your wishes if you make the choice of organ donation. Family discussions are critical, as death is a very emotional time for all involved.

E. Waiting list characteristics list percentages of female, men and their races that are currently on the National Organ Donor List.

E. The numbers of patients that have died waiting for a transplant in the years of 2001-2002 are 38.

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