A single donor can save or heal over 100 lives. You can also choose to be a living donor organ donation candidate while you're alive.
Age and health notes
Age or health rarely prevent donation — medical teams assess each case individually. Certain medical conditions may limit specific gifts, but others can still help; clinicians decide at the time of donation.
Register to Give the Gift of Life — Organ, Eye, and Tissue
Organs (save up to 8 lives)
Heart
Restores circulation and vitality.
Lungs
Help people breathe freely again.
Liver
Regenerates to full size; lifesaving for adults and children.
Kidneys
End dialysis for recipients.
Pancreas
May eliminate insulin dependence.
Intestines
Restore nutrition for those with intestinal failure.
While organ donation often gets the headlines, tissue and eye donation specifically heals far more recipients each year.
Eyes and ocular tissue
Corneas
Restore vision.
Sclera/other ocular tissue
Used for reconstruction.
Tissues (heal up to 100 lives or more)
Skin
Heals burns and wounds; enables complex reconstruction.
Bone, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, fascia
Orthopedic repairs; cancer reconstruction; restored mobility and function.
Heart valves and pericardium
Life-saving for patients with heart disease.
Veins and arteries
Bypass and limb-salvage procedures.
Birth tissue (when coordinated)
Supports advanced wound care and grafts.
One Decision, Many Gifts
When people ask what can be donated, the honest answer is: more than most of us imagine. A single donor may give organs that save up to 8 lives and tissue that heals more than 75 people - from a welder who needs a new cornea to keep working to a child waiting on a donated heart valve. You do not need to choose which gifts to give right now; medical teams determine what is possible at the time of donation. What matters is making your wishes known today. See how donation works from start to finish, then register at any Ohio BMV or online in about a minute.