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Organ and tissue transplant organisations are essential to any healthy country. With proper awareness campaigns and effective volunteering, people can be given a new lease of life. Though, there are many myths that surround the process of organ donation, the final decision of donating always rests with the family.
Two brain-dead patients in Bengaluru helped save lives of almost 12 persons when their families braved the decision of donating their loved ones’ organs. One of the donors, a 16-year-old-girl had suffered a brain haemorrhage and the other one was an elderly man aged 50 years who suffered a road accident.
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Both had been declared brain-dead, Times of India reported. The girl’s kidney and liver were allocated to other patients who were in the waiting list of organ donations. The organ transplant was conducted at Fortis hospital, Bannerghatta Road on April 2.
Though, her heart could not be transplanted, the heart valves, corneas and second kidney were donated to patients in need.
The 50-year-old man was returning from a wedding on March 30 when he met with a road accident. His liver, corneas, kidneys and heart valves were able to secure other patients’ lives on April 3.
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In Puducherry, a 23-year-old brain dead patient have a new lease of life to five patients at the Jawaharlal Institute of postgraduate medical education and research. In a bike accident on March 27, M Sithanandham of Chinnakalapet sustained grave head injuries. Upon diagnosis, it was revealed that he had suffered irreversible brain injury and he was declared brain dead.
His parents Mari and Indira agreed to donate all of his vital organs. Her kidneys were transplanted to a 21-year-old male patient and a 48-year-old female patient. The hands were donated to another youth while the corneas were given to two other patients on March 29.
There are many misconceptions around organ donation in India. People feel that the body of the deceased will get disengaged once they agree to organ donation. While many take a pledge to donate their organs, hardly a fraction of them end up abiding by their promise.
