Another green corridor in the city, Brain dead gives life to many

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May 7, 2015

Bengaluru: A green corridor was created on Tuesday evening from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)  on Hosur Road to BGS Hospitals in Kengeri to transport a brain-dead patient for organ retrieval.The ambulance covered the 15-km distance in 16 minutes.

Vijay Kumar (27) was admitted to NIMHANS on April 17, where he was diagnosed with brain haemorrhage.

A senior police officer said, “We received an alert that a brain-dead patient was being transported from NIMHANS to BGS Hospitals and a green corridor was sought. We alerted the staff at the control room and sent a wireless message to traffic police at every junction from NIMHANS to BGS Hospitals.

The traffic police at the signals were asked to make the junction a zero-traffic zone and to make sure the ambulance travelled without any stops or halts.”

He added, “Today being Basava Jayanti, the traffic volume was also lesser than usual. A green corridor was created.”

Vijay Kumar (27) was admitted to NIMHANS on April 17, where he was diagnosed with brain haemorrhage.

Despite surgeries and constant efforts by doctors, he did not show signs of recovery. On Tuesday, he was declared brain dead and the Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka for Transplantation (ZCCK) counselled the family members to consent to organ donation.

Vijay Kumar had a fall six years ago and did not get treatment despite recurrent headaches.

“He was prone to fainting frequently for almost a year now. We were told that he had low BP. However, on Friday, Kumar had a fall and started bleeding profusely. He then failed to recover,” said N Kumar, a friend of Vijay’s.

Vijay, who was a building painter, was married and has two children, aged four and two.

Vijay’s organs were not harvested on Tuesday as the necessary declarations were not made.

“The first declaration is to be made tonight. The second declaration will be made only at 4.30 am on Wednesday. Following this, the organs can be harvested,” said a source from BGS Hospitals.

A member of the Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka for Transplantation said that organs such as the kidneys, liver, heart, and corneas would be retrieved from the patient and given to recipients registered with the body.