Organs of brain dead boy harvested

Puducherry: Organs of an eight year old child who was declared brain dead were harvested and transplanted to the needy patients in Puducherry, Madurai and Chennai giving them a new lease of life.

"The organs harvested were corneas, kidneys, liver and heart,"Dr Sreejith Parameswaran, Additional Professor and Head of Department of Neophrology and Nodal Officer in Jipmer said.The child B Agash in Tindivanam taluk in neighbouring Tamil Nadu was knocked down by a two wheeler on January 18 when he crossed the road to reach the school.The boy sustained severe head injury and was immediately rushed to the primary health centre in the village, but was referred to JIPMER for onward treatment.

Dr Sreejith Parameswaran said that the specialists in JIPMER removed large blood cells from the head after doing a surgery.Agash was retained in the intensive care unit for observation. With his condition turning worse and tests carried out by the doctors in JIPMER on January 24 confirmed that the boy had irreversible brain damage incompatible with life.The child`s widowed mother Valli and maternal uncle Subramani hailing from poor family came forward to donate the boy`s organs inspite of the tragic condition of the boy.

Police Sub Inspector from Mailam Sharma immediately responded to the information given by Jipmer to take up inquest and completed the medico legal formalities.The brain dead boy`s kidneys and corneas were harvested and transplanted to needy patients in JIPMER today.

Parameswaran told PTI that the liver was offered to be shared with TRANSTAN in Tamilnadu as suitable recipient of the child`s liver was not available in Jipmer.
The liver was transported through special arrangements to Madurai and transplanted to a patient there today.Similarly the boy`s heart was rushed to Chennai and transplanted?to a ?child suffering from cardiac ailment there.