First organ donation in Kodagu; 46-year-old brain-dead man’s organs retrieved in KIMS
Doctors and the medical staff at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri, where the organs of a brain dead accident victim were successfully retrieved for donation. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An organ retrieval procedure was successfully carried out at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri in the early hours of Saturday, marking the first organ donation in Kodagu district. In a procedure described as a significant milestone in the medical history of Kodagu district, the kidneys, heart valves and corneas were successfully retrieved from a 46-year-old accident victim after he was declared brainstem dead. Accident victim Dalu, 46, whose organs were retrieved at KIMS in Madikeri for donation. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A statement here said that Dalu, a resident of Aravathoklu village near Gonikoppal, had sustained severe head injuries in an accident and was admitted to KIMS Hospital. Despite treatment and after 48 hours of observation, a medical board conducted an examination and confirmed the brainstem death of the patient. “At this critical moment, Dalu’s wife Rajeshwari and …


