Brain dead man's organs give new lease of life to three
Chandigarh, July 13 -- A 23-year-old Navneet Singh, who was declared brain dead by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), gave a lease of life to three critically ill patients.
Navneet Singh, a young engineering student was a resident of Gangath, Nurpur, Kangra. He sustained a grievous head injury following an accidental fall from a rooftop on July 3. Despite being rushed to PGIMER in a highly critical condition, he was declared brain dead on July 11, in accordance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act protocols.Amidst overwhelming grief, Navneet's father, Janak Singh, made the decision to donate his son's organs. He shared, "Deciding to donate my son's organs was not easy. But knowing that his organs would give others a chance to live has brought us some comfort in our sorrow. We are proud that Navneet's legacy will continue through these lives." Following family's consent, his heart, kidneys, and pancreas were transplanted into two recipients at PGIMER, while the heart was allocated to a matching recipient at RML Hospital, New Delhi. At PGIMER, the department of renal transplant surgery was led by Ashish Sharma.htc...
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