ORGAN DONATION
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
People who need lung transplants
LUNGS WITH COPD
LUNGS WITH IPF
LUNGS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
How the lungs work and keep you alive.
The lungs taking in of oxygen and removing of of carbon dioxide is called gas exchange. Gas exchanges are part of breathing.
why you should donate
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