MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!

                                         HEART TRANSPLANTATION STORY
 03-09-2014:

STORY:

The donor, a 32—year—old homemaker married to a carpenter and mother of two children, met with a road accident near Hosur, Tamil Nadu on August 31. She was riding pillion when a tyre burst, throwing her off the bike. She was taken to BGS Global Hospital in Bangalore for treatment.She was brought to hospital in a critical condition. Despite doctors best efforts, there was no improvement. She was declared brain—dead around 6pm on Tuesday(02-09-2014). Doctors spoke to the family, and they agreed for a cadaver transplant. Recepients were found for her  2 kidneys and liver  But for the heart,  a matching was not found in Karnataka. A potential recipient was found at Fortis, Chennai, and coordination started early Wednesday(03-09-2014) morning.

HEART TRANSPORTATION:

From BGS Global Hospital in Bangalore to Fortis Malar Hospital, Adyar, Chennai.

BANGALORE/CHENNAI: The heart was rushed in an ambulance to the Bangalore airport, covering 45 km in a record 40 minutes and flown in a special Air India aircraft to Fortis in Chennai.At the other end, the Fortis authorities and the Chennai police had things well under control.  A GREEN CORRIDOR formed on a 13-km stretch from the Chennai airport to Fortis Malar Hospital, Adyar, Chennai. . The journey took just 7 minutes. 

 The result: An up to 7-hour journey - including airport formalities and flight time - was completed in just 2 hours and seven minutes.The heart reached the airport in 40 minutes, instead of the usual one-and-a-half hours. Doctors, traffic police and airport officials in Bangalore and Chennai transported a live heart over 350km in just over two hours on Wednesday(03-09-2014). 

THE PROCEDURE:

 The heart was stopped through a preservative solution and kept in a clean box. This procedure was done last and they first removed the liver and kidneys. The heart was retrieved last as it had to be transported within six hours. The heart in this procedure has to be kept in sub zero temperature and once a recipient is found, the arteries and veins are connected and slowly the temperature is increased to reactivate it.

In all, 18 medical personnel were  involved in the cadaver transplant procedure.

A donor's heart can extend and save the life of its receiver for about 20 years if transplantation is successful

DOCTORS OPINION: Doctors  said the whole exercise demonstrated that proper coordination between various agencies involved in emergency services can save lives.

MY OPINION:

It's really a miracle because the entire process took place in such a short span of time and also the end result was fruitful.I would like to congratulate all the Doctors,Traffic Police and all the concerned authorities for this massive operation which resulted in a successful Heart Transplantation.

Coming to the recipient,He's really lucky as he got a second life thanks to the honest efforts of our citizens.And coming to the Donor,she will  continue to live on in that patient's chest as long as he/she lives and every beat of that heart will remind the people the importance of service.I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Donor's family for their kind approval.

NOTE: Friends ,I would like all of you to read the entire story because it is worth reading and we can learn something from it.

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