ORGAN DONATION

March 15, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

ORGAN DONATION

Anyone in Ohio can become a registered organ and tissue donor when renewing or applying for a driver’s license or state ID at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; or they can register online at www.donateLifeOhio.org.

Ohio waiting list:

All organs, 3,078; kidney, 2,315; liver, 430; pancreas, 63; kidney/pancreas, 83; heart, 127; lung, 125; heart/lung, 3; intestine, 8.

Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana counties waiting list:

All organs, 196; kidney, 148; liver, 22; pancreas, 9; kidney/pancreas, 7; heart, 5; lung, 2; heart/lung, 1; intestine, 2.

Source: LifeBanc