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# 1 Introduction and Donate Life California Video (20 minutes) My name is I am a Donate Life Ambassador because (share your story*) Transplantation saves thousands of lives every year. Do you know someone who has received a

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*Note: Be mindful of time when sharing your story – be able to tell it in 5 minutes or less

#1 – Introduction and Donate Life California Video

(20 minutes)

My name is
I am a Donate Life Ambassador because…

(share your story*)

Transplantation saves thousands of lives every year. Do you know someone

who has received a transplant or is a Donor Family?

One donor can save up to 8 lives with their gift of organs and help up to 50

more with their gift of tissues.

Ice breaker (optional/if time allows): interactive activity to engage students.
Show video: “Your Decision to Donate” (on DVD or

donornetworkwest.org/high‐schools )

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#3 – How organ transplantation works (5 minutes)

The transplant system has been designed to be fair; celebrity status and wealth

do not affect a patient’s place on the waiting list.

Patients are evaluated by a transplant team before being placed on the list.
There are 5 Transplant Centers in DNWEST’s service area: Stanford,

Stanford Children’s, UCSF, UCSF Children’s and CPMC.

A recipient is identified through the United Network for Organ Sharing

database based on height/weight/blood type/geography when an organ becomes available.

Organs are recovered and transplanted into waiting patients within a 4 to 24‐

hour timeframe depending on the organ.

After surgery, patients recover and are able to return to a normal life, go back

to work, do the things they love!

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#5 – Myths and Facts (5 minutes)

Saving your life is always the hospital’s priority. Donation is only an option

when the patient has been declared brain dead or has irrecoverable brain injuries.

It is against federal law to sell or purchase organs.
All major religions support, or permit, organ, eye and tissue donation.
Anyone can sign up to be a donor regardless of age or medical history.
An open casket funeral is possible for donors. The donor is always treated with

dignity and respect throughout the donation process.

There is no cost to the donor’s family.

Share this information with your family when you talk to them tonight about

rgan and tissue donation.

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#6 – The Importance of Donation Call to Action! (5 minutes)

If you ARE signed up as a donor, be sure to share your decision with your family

so that they don’t have to make the decision for you, especially in a time of grief.

If you are NOT signed up as a donor, by law your family will be informed of the
ption of donation and will have to make the decision for you.
Make the decision for yourself and make sure your family knows.
Share what you learned today with your family so that they can make the

decision for themselves.

Anyone can sign up at the DMV when you apply for or renew your driver

license or ID card, or online at donornetworkwest.org.

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