The family of a 59-year-old man who was declared brain dead at AIIMS trauma centre due to head injuries sustained in a road accident donated his organs, saving the lives of five patients. As a result, two green corridors were set up by the Delhi police on Wednesday to transport a heart and a liver from AIIMS, Delhi to Apollo and R&R Army hospitals, respectively, for transplant.
The liver and heart of the donor were carried to R&R Hospital and Apollo Hospital, respectively, in 8 minutes and 7.4 kilometers, respectively, according to AIIMS administration. According to doctors, the liver and kidneys are alive for 12 hours after the organ has been removed from the body, while the heart is only alive for 6 hours.
According to neurosurgeon Dr. Deepak Gupta, Rupachandra Singh, the accident victim, was hit by a motorbike on 30 April in the Shadipur area and was taken to the trauma department at AIIMS with serious brain injuries. On May 2 at 1:30 am, he was pronounced brain dead after all attempts to rescue him failed.
The patient’s family showed incredible courage after counselling and consented to donate his heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys in order to save the lives of other people in need of transplants, according to specialists. “We have contacted Delhi Traffic Control Room for creating the green corridor, which ensures rapid transit of organs to various hospitals in different parts of Delhi during the morning rush hour,” said Dr.Aart Vij, Head of ORBO AIIMS.
According to NOTTO authorities, a 65-year-old man received a heart transplant from Apollo Hospital, a 12-year-old boy received a liver transplant from Army Hospital, a 46-year-old man had a kidney transplant from RML Hospital, a 42-year-old man received a kidney transplant from AIIMS, and a 30-year-old man received a lung transplant from AIIMS. His corneas have been stored, nevertheless, in the National Eye Bank at AIIMS.
In order to carry a heart from PGI, Chandigarh, to MedantaHospital for a transplant to save the life of a 53-year-old LIC official who works in Bokaro, Jharkhand, the Delhi and Gurgaon traffic police built a 21-km green lane. The family of a 20-year-old woman who passed away from head injuries sustained in a car accident donated her organs after she was deemed brain dead, according to medical counsellor Iva Pandey. On Tuesday night, a 53-year-old man with end-stage heart failure who was receiving intra-aortic balloon pump therapy assistance had her heart transplanted into him at Medanta Hospital.
Source: The Times of India