Summary:
more-inAn autorickshaw driver, who was declared brain dead after he met with an accident recently, has given a new lease of life to several others as his family donated most of his vital organs. One kidney and liver was transplanted at the donor hospital in a 62-year-old woman who was suffering from end stage kidney and liver diseases. The donor, 23, who suffered a head injury in the accident on July 13, was rushed to a local private hospital for treatment. Following counselling, his family agreed to donate most of his vital organs. The organs that were retrieved were transported to different hospitals in the city and as well as to a private hospital in Chennai..