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Brain-Dead Accident Victim’s Family Donates Organs, Helping Five Patients
Bokka Rosaiah was badly hurt in a road accident.
Doctors later found that he was brain dead.
His family was told that organ donation could help other sick people.
His wife, daughters and brothers agreed to donate his organs.
The hospital received the required permissions through Jeevandan Trust.
His kidneys, liver and eyes were collected for transplantation.
These organs were coordinated for patients who needed them.
The donation was expected to give about five patients a new chance at life.
Bokka Rosaiah, 48, died after sustaining severe injuries in a road accident.
Doctors at KIMS Hospitals in Ongole declared Rosaiah brain dead after medical evaluation.
His wife, daughters and brothers consented to donating his organs.
Permissions were obtained through Jeevandan Trust before the donation procedure.
His kidneys, liver and eyes were coordinated for transplantation to patients in need, benefiting about five people.
- Who
- Bokka Rosaiah, his family, doctors at KIMS Hospitals, and patients needing transplants.
- What
- Rosaiah’s family donated his kidneys, liver and eyes after doctors declared him brain dead.
- Where
- At KIMS Hospitals in Ongole, after earlier treatment at GGH Ongole; Rosaiah was from Idumudi village in Naguluppalapadu mandal.
- When
- After Rosaiah received treatment and underwent medical evaluation following the accident.
- Why
- The family consented to help patients in need of organ transplants.
Key facts
- Donor
- Bokka Rosaiah, 48
- Residence
- Idumudi village, Naguluppalapadu mandal
- Cause of brain death
- Severe injuries sustained in a road accident
- Hospitals
- GGH Ongole and KIMS Hospitals in Ongole
- Organs donated
- Kidneys, liver and eyes
- Authorization
- Permissions obtained through Jeevandan Trust
- Beneficiaries
- About five patients
Sources
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