January 16, 2016 7:49 AM

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Brain dead youth's organs saved four lives

Family of a 19-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead following a road accident, Friday donated his organs and ended up saving four lives. Ravidas, a resident of Paschim Vihar was admitted Friday to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital after he met with an accident, AIIMS Director M C Mishra said.<br/><br/>He was declared brain dead after which the hospital authorities convinced his parents to donate their son's organs. Accordingly, the Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was contacted and the body of the patient was taken there, he said. A team of experts retrieved heart, liver, kidneys and cornea from the patient's body.<br/><br/>Due to fractures on the face of the deceased youth, only one cornea could be retrieved. As there was no immediate requirement anywhere, it was sent to the organ bank of AIIMS, said Dr Misra. He said over 100 medical and para-medical staffs were involved in the process of organ transplants.

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