Important organ donation information sources in U.S. adults 2012
This survey displays the percentage of U.S. adults that considered various sources of information as important on organ donation in 2012. Some 34.9 percent of adults listed health-related or other websites as an important source of information. Organ donation can be given through both a deceased and living donor if blood and oxygen are flowing through the organs until the time of recovery to ensure viability. There are over 120,000 people in the country waiting for an organ transplant.