to warn vehicles coming from behind. . Arjun still lives in lives Arjun’s family bravely put its grief behind and came forward to give the gift of life to others. They asked the doctors to harvest their son’s organs - a decision that would help save at least people.
. Arjun’s heart valve, pancreas, cornea and at least other organs were preserved for transplant, said doctors at AIIMS Trauma Centre where the organ retrieval was conducted; matching recipients were identified and the transplants carried out simultaneously. . Arjun’s family has set an example and created an awareness about organ donation among the family members of brain dead persons.
Many families are unable to understand or accept what brain death means. A senior forensic expert says, “ Brain death means the irreversible loss of brain functions which has to be certified by a team of experts as per the law. Once a patient is declared brain dead, more than different organs and tissues can be harvested , including the heart, liver, lung, kidney and pancreas among others.” . AIIMS has reported a threefold increase in the number of such donations after Arjun’s gift of life to people.
Arjun is physically not alive today, but he continues to live in those who have received his organs. He has become a source of inspiration to many others who are coming forward to donate organs. . Experts say that more than patients die in India for want of organ donors.
In India, there are just . organ donors per million people. The Director of Health Services, says a central body called National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) is being set up to increase the availability of organs from cadaver donors, build capacity for organ retrieval and transplantation and roll out post transplant services to recipients and living donors. Long live Arjun!
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