Ten-month-old girl becomes Kerala's youngest organ donor, saves four lives
Kochi (PTI) A 10-month-old girl became the youngest organ donor in the state after her parents consented to donate her organs following brain death, officials said on Friday.
According to a statement issued by Amrita Hospital, Aalin Sherin Abraham was critically injured in a road accident on February 5 while travelling with her mother and maternal grandparents at Pallam near Kottayam on the MC Road.
She was the daughter of Arun Abraham and Sherin Ann John, residents of Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district.
The child was first admitted to hospitals in Changanassery, and later in Thiruvalla before being shifted for advanced treatment to Amrita Hospital, Kochi, on February 6, officials said.
Despite intensive medical efforts, doctors confirmed brain death on Thursday afternoon, the statement said.
With the parents’ consent, the organ donation process was coordinated through the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO), officials said.
Following surgery at the hospital on Friday evening, the child’s heart valve was sent to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram; the liver to KIMS Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram; and the kidneys to Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, officials said.
The eyes will be donated to the eye bank.
The organs were transported to Thiruvananthapuram by road, with police arranging a smooth passage.
Doctors described the parents’ decision, taken amid profound grief, as a rare and inspiring example of organ donation, the statement added.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Farmer shoots wife and son, attempts suicide in Punjab's Ferozepur; all critical
Ferozepur (PTI): A 37-year-old farmer allegedly shot his wife and four-year-old son with his licensed pistol before attempting to take his own life in Bajidpur village here on Friday.
All three were in critical condition and referred to the DMC hospital in Ludhiana, police said, while adding that the reason behind the step is being investigated.
According to police, the injured were identified as Jagseer Singh alias Saba (37), his wife Navneet Kaur, and their son Warisdeep Singh (4).
Their elder son, Abhijeet Singh (11), was at school at the time of the incident.
The incident occurred at around 3 pm when Jagseer Singh came home. It wasn't immediately clear where the farmer was returning from.
Shortly thereafter, he allegedly opened fire inside his room with his .32 bore pistol.
Hearing gunshots, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted the injured to a nearby private hospital. Due to the seriousness of their injuries, they were later referred to DMC, Ludhiana.
Senior police officials, including DSP (Rural) Karan Sharma, reached the spot. Police said the room was sealed, and one bullet mark was found on the ceiling.
Sharma said the matter is being probed from all angles.
He confirmed that both the husband and wife sustained gunshot injuries to the head, while the child suffered a bullet injury to the liver.
Police said further details would emerge after the investigation.
