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18-Year-Old Organ Donor Gives Four People A New Lease
Surinder Kaur was an 18-year-old from Teur village in Kharar.
She was badly hurt in a road accident.
Doctors treated her at PGIMER, but she suffered an irreversible brain injury.
On August 25, doctors declared her brain-stem dead.
Her mother, Santosh Kaur, agreed to donate Surinder’s organs and tissues.
Doctors retrieved her two kidneys, pancreas and corneas.
These donations helped four people have a chance at a healthier life.
Santosh said the donation helped Surinder’s life continue through others.
Surinder Kaur, 18, died after suffering an irreversible neurological injury in a road accident.
She was admitted to PGIMER on August 23 and declared brain-stem dead on August 25.
The Brain Stem Death Committee confirmed her death after doctors’ efforts could not save her.
Her mother, Santosh Kaur, consented to donating Surinder’s organs and tissues.
Two kidneys, a pancreas and corneas were retrieved, giving four people a chance at a new life.
- Who
- Surinder Kaur, her mother Santosh Kaur, PGIMER doctors and the Brain Stem Death Committee.
- What
- After Surinder was declared brain-stem dead, her family consented to donating her organs and tissues to four people.
- Where
- At PGIMER; Surinder was from Teur village in Kharar.
- When
- She was admitted on August 23 and declared brain-stem dead on August 25; the year was not specified.
- Why
- Her mother hoped that donating Surinder’s organs would allow part of her to continue helping others.
Key facts
- Donor
- Surinder Kaur, 18
- Cause of death
- Irreversible neurological injury following a road accident
- Hospital
- PGIMER
- Admission date
- August 23
- Brain-stem death declaration
- August 25
- Retrieved donations
- Two kidneys, a pancreas and corneas
- Recipients
- Four people
Quotes
Santosh Kaur
Surinder Kaur’s mother, who consented to the organ donation
“We cannot bring Surinder back, but we felt that if a part of her could continue to live through someone else, then her life would continue to have meaning.”
indianexpress.com
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