On 14th July 2015 MOHAN Foundation organized the 2nd one day Trainers Training programme for the police trainers on Role of Police in Brain Death and Organ Donation. This was done in association with Police Training College, Chennai. The aim of the programme was to make them understand the role which they play in the process of organ donation. The 49 participants were from different ISTCs and PRS as well as inspectors and sub-inspectors from police station close to hospitals. There was a fair representation from all parts of Tamil Nadu. All the participants were given a resource manual, information brochure and other material to help them to take the concept in their institutes and their police stations.
Tr. K. Periaiah IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police inaugurated the training. He highlighted that the power of Protection is given by God to Police and Doctors to save others lives. He explained that if 50% of the brain death cases due to traffic accidents could be converted into multi organ donors, then Tamil Nadu patients would not have to wait for an organ. He said that with this training the cooperation between hospitals and police would become more stronger and the police can take an active role as Saviours also. The session started with the self introduction from the trainees.
Dr. Hemal, Q &A Officer, MOHAN Foundation gave an overview of the training and its value to the trainees to understand multi organ donation.
Sunitha A. T. Transplant coordinator, MOHAN Foundation explained about the Concept of Organ Donation and Brain Death and also highlighted on the statistics that Tamilnadu is leading in Organ donation. She gave examples of donors to highlight the altruism of the families.
A Movie was played on Brain Death and certification to make them understand the concept better. With the film they understood the tests and the apnea tests that are done on the donor before death is certified. Dr. Hemal spoke of why these tests are done and who does it.
The session on Where do the Police fit in – GH protocol – Inquest, Post-mortem and Organ Transport was facilitated by Mr. Netaji, Transplant Manager SIMS. Ms. Sunitha A. T. started with explaining the protocol followed in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for a medico legal case - deceased organ donation and highlighted the role of police during inquest, request for post-mortem and handing over of the donor body. During this session Mr. Netaji, Transplant Manager SIMS, also gave his inputs from a private hospital. The GO 86 and FORM I was explained in greater details.
Discussion points were –
1. If it is in GO? Why it is not in ACT?
2. If the second test is the death time means why is intimation given in first test itself?
With the help of an older case study, Mr. Nethaji explained how the GOs were developed and how they have been used in safe guarding the hospital and the police. Mr. M. Jeyabal, Transplant Coordinator SIMS, Ms. Chitra from RGGGH Outpost police station and Ms. A. T. Sunitha and Mr. Prakash Transplant Coordinators took part in the discussion.
Ms. Chitra shared her experience in coordinating Organ Donation. She explained how she gets intimation from the transplant coordinator about the potential donor. They then give the intimation to the jurisdiction police station for them to send an IO while she begins to collect the basic details about the case. The investigation officer has to prepare the inquest order and to follow up this the process of organ donation till the body is hand over to the family.
Mr. Netaji Transplant Manager, SIMS shared his experience in coordinating the deceased oragn donation. He discussed how time was very important and how the police should understand that this is a live saving situation and must come as soon as possible to complete the inquest.
The Transplant Act, Rules and the Tamil Nadu Government Orders were explained by Dr. Hemal Kanvinde. There was a discussion on organ allocation with the state and outside of the state.
Mr. Prakash Transplant coordinator shared few case studies to highlight the role of IO in the process of organ donation
At the end an interesting role play was done by the participants guided by the transplant coordinators. Three participants became the family members, three were counsellors, two were outpost police officers and one was the IO from accident place police station. The entire sequence of events during case coordination was enacted. It was a very educative session.
The participants were tested through an MCQ and they were given a feedback form.
Valedictory speech was given Tr. K.P Maghendran IPS, Addl. Director General of Police. He mentioned that the training programme will be very useful for them to save lives by assisting in multi organ donation.
Vote of thanks was delivered by Tr. N. Hariharan, Deputy Superintendent of Police. He thanked MOHAN Foundation for the support and cooperation in the programme. All the participants were awarded with the participation certificate.
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