Organ donation awareness programme for flower bazaar police, Chennai

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  Mr. Johnson, Transplant Coordinator addressing the gathering

  

  Explaining the concepts of deceased organ donation

  

  Clarifying the doubts on organ donation procedures

  

  Inspector of police pledging for a donor card

  MOHAN Foundation – Chennai, in collaboration with Cadaver Transplant Programme, Tamil Nadu organized an Organ Donation Awareness Program for the police personnel. It was held for the police personnel of Flower Bazaar police station. It was held at the Secretariat ground on 18 January 2013. 

   

  A group of around 200 police personnel in all grades like constables, grade 1, grade 2, head constables, sub-inspectors, inspectors, assistant commissioners and deputy commissioner attended the program. 

   

  Mr. Johnson, Transplant coordinator of MOHAN Foundation, Chennai addressed the police personnel and explained to them the various concepts related to deceased organ donation. Since the police are involved in conducting inquests in medico legal cases, the following procedures were highlighted during the talk:

  • Importance of time during organ donation
  • How to prepare an inquest for deceased organ donor  
  • Government order 86 of 2011 regarding procedures and forms for post-mortem.

   

  The interactive session helped the police personnel to clarify their doubts and better understand the concept of deceased organ donation and to develop right knowledge and attitude towards this noble cause.

   

  The main topics discussed during the programme were:

   

  • Blood Donation and its benefits.
  • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation 
  • Role of police personnel in organ donation procedures 
  • Brain Death- how it is different from natural death and coma
  • Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 and Rules related to declaration of brain death and TN Government orders
  • Statistics of donors in Tamil Nadu.
  • Role of Transplant Coordinators in Hospitals
  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme.

  
  
  Source-Mr. Johnson