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Chandigarh: Accident victim’s organs give four second chance at life
Family of 20-year-old Ludhiana man, who was injured in an accident, donates his heart, pancreas, kidney and corneas after he was declared brain dead at PGIMER, Chandigarh
A 20-year-old man, who was declared brain dead at PGIMER, Chandigarh, on March 3, after being injured in an accident in Ludhiana, gave a new lease of life to four patients after his family decided to donate his organs.
The deceased’s heart was donated to a patient in Mumbai, while the pancreas and a kidney were used for terminally ill patients, and corneas helped restore the sight of two corneal blind patients, all at PGIMER.
Yash Pandey, a resident of Prem Nagar, Lohara, Ludhiana, had suffered grievous injuries after being hit by a speeding vehicle, following which he was referred to PGIMER, but declared brain dead.
Yash’s father Manoj Kumar Pandey said, “We were told by the doctors that there is no possibility of our son returning to life due to brain death. We were then convinced that if his organs were transplanted in other people, he will continue to live. That is our biggest consolation.”
“We all are inspired by the donor family’s act of courage and generosity to put their own grief aside to make a difference to the lives of others. These gestures lift our spirits and show that nothing can stand in the way of humanity,” said Dr Surjeet Singh, director, PGIMER.
Dr Vipin Koushal, medical superintendent, PGIMER, and nodal officer, ROTTO (north), said, “After the family’s consent, the heart, one kidney, pancreas and corneas were harvested from the deceased. The heart was allocated to a patient admitted at Sir HN Reliance Hospital, Mumbai. A green corridor was created from PGIMER to Chandigarh airport in conjunction with the retrieval timings.”
