Six organs harvested from brain dead man

A 47-year-old 'brain dead' man provided new lease of life to six persons by donating his organs for the needy patients.
The harvested organs include two kidneys, two eyes, liver and skin, which were rushed to various hospitals here as directed bny Tamil Nadu Organ Sharing Network Registry for Transplantation, K G Hospital Chairman G Bhakthavataslam said.
G R Vijayakuimar, working as manager of KG-Group owned textile mill, was riding a motorcycle and met with an accident with another two-wheeler in Annur on outskirts the yesterday morning and brought to the hospital, he said.
However, he did not respond to the treatment and was declared "brain dead".

The family of Vijayakumar, after counselling, agreed to donate the organs, which was conveyed to Tamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Programme authorities and his organs were harvested.
One of the kidneys was allotted to KG Hospital, another to PSG Hospitals, the liver to Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, the skin to Ganga Hospital and the eyes to Sankara Eye Hospital, he said.