Vital organs were harvested from a person in Coimbatore who was declared brain dead following a road
accident.
M. Arun Kumaran (23), an engineering graduate from Karur, was
injured after his motorcycle was involved in an accident a couple of weeks ago.
He suffered severe head injury. He was shifted to Kovai Medical Center and
Hospital for further treatment after initial treatment at a local hospital.
However, scan revealed significant dysfunction of the brain. His
parents were given counselling on organ donation, after being informed of ArunТs
condition.
A team of doctors from the KMCH and Aravind Eye Hospitals
retrieved the organs. The liver, heart, lungs and kidneys were transplanted to
patients in Kovai Medical Center and Hospital.
The eyes were donated to the Aravind Eye Hospitals.
Organ donation: It is the process
of removing tissues or organs from a live, or recently dead, person to be used
in another. In case of cadaver donation, relatives need to provide consent. In
case of live donation the donor should give his consent.
Some of the commonly donated organs are: Kidneys, Eyes
(cornea), Heart, Lungs, Liver, Pancreas and Skin.а
Source-Medindia