beetle Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 37-year-old woman is AIIMS's first full body donor NEW DELHI: A 37-year-old woman from Uttarakhand who suffered irreversible brain damage in a haemorrhagic attack has become the first whole body donor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences this year. While her heart, liver and two kidneys have been used for transplant into needy patients, other organs like the cornea and bones are preserved for future use, Arti Vij, chief of the Organ Retrieval and Banking Organisation at the institute, said. She added, "Chandrakanta Rawat was admitted to AIIMS on January 2. She was declared brain dead by a team of doctors two days later. Her husband gave the consent for retrieval of the organs." Vij said while the deceased's heart was used for transplant at the institute itself, her two kidneys were sent to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and the liver was used for transplant at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Vasant Kunj. TOI spoke to the deceased's husband Balbir Singh Rawat. He said Chandrakanta had desired to donate her organs in the eventuality of her death five days before she suffered the stroke. "In hindsight, it looks as if she had a premonition about what was going to happen. We were sitting on the verandah discussing about our children's future when she suddenly said that if any one of us dies their organs should be donated. I had to fulfill her last wish," he said. Rawat, who teaches at a primary school in Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, pledged his organs after donating his wife's. "Once dead, the organs are of no use to the deceased. If retrieved on time, it can give a gift of life to many others. This belief also helped me take the decision," he said. Dr Deepak Agrawal, a senior neurosurgeon at AIIMS trauma centre, said the family's decision to donate the organs is praiseworthy and reflects a positive change in society's mindset towards organ donation. "We come across many families who are not ready to even listen to us about the possibility of donating the organs in case of brain death of a relative. Mostly people cite religious belief as ground for declining the plea," Agrawal said. The ORBO chief said a patient can be declared brain dead only by a team of four experts. "After that the family has to give consent following which harvesting of organs and transplants can be carried out," Vij said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/37-year-old-woman-is-AIIMSs-first-full-body-donor/articleshow/17977021.cms ............................................................................................ How many on the forum are likely donors and how many would donate their entire body? I have always believed in organ donation but short of body donation.I do believe that some sort of ending ritual of the body helps in the family getting closure and come to terms with the loss. I am not religious and losing faith in God .
EnterTheVoid Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 I volunteer my time with the local ambulance service. Currently learning the basics of first aid whilst slowly progressing to giving CPR in the event of a cardiac arrest. Hope to put the medical skills to good use one day. I also believe in blood donation and will be donating blood at the Red Cross blood drive this year.
Clarke Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Full donor for sure. I'm regular with the red cross blood camps 4-5 times a yr.
coffee_rules Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Eyes only. I have heard hospitals take advantage of this and don't implement it fairly. The rich buy their way out. There is no good way to ensure how the donation happens.
DomainK Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 ^ Even then, you save a rich man's life. It never goes wasted.
Crookbond Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 How many on the forum are likely donors and how many would donate their entire body? I have always believed in organ donation but short of body donation.I do believe that some sort of ending ritual of the body helps in the family getting closure and come to terms with the loss. I am not religious and losing faith in God . It means you had faith earlier - any particular reason you are "losing faith" ?
beetle Posted January 11, 2013 Author Posted January 11, 2013 It means you had faith earlier - any particular reason you are "losing faith" ? Just look around....new born babies being raped and killed....thrown in dustbins to be eaten live by dogs.Where is their God ?If God can't help the most helpless what good is this God. Had a death of a small child in the family some time back...just can't understand why good humans are taken while the worst live to ripe old age and prosper. Can't understand the blackmail part about religion either....Do this puja or else(have sat through god knows how many"satyanarayan pujas" just wanting to leave midway)....What kind of God needs to test people by making them suffer? Saw the last rites of a close relative recently at Haridwar and was appalled at the lack of dignity given to the dead.So many rituals but no dignity.Saw half burnt bodies floating around. The only problem is that the belief in God has helped me get through some tough time.... The article in the OP just got me thinking.Why not use your body for some good rather than pollute a life giving river? Besides I want to decide what happens to my body and not some pandit or nosy relative who don't even know me or my views .I am slowly getting round to that view.My husband is a nonbeliever and believes in full body donation too.
yoda Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 never bothered, what does full donor mean? no cremation? seems like a good way to save funeral costs. :hahaha: on a serious note, sounds like a good idea, need to get more info.
Crookbond Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Just look around....new born babies being raped and killed....thrown in dustbins to be eaten live by dogs.Where is their God ?If God can't help the most helpless what good is this God. Had a death of a small child in the family some time back...just can't understand why good humans are taken while the worst live to ripe old age and prosper. Can't understand the blackmail part about religion either....Do this puja or else(have sat through god knows how many"satyanarayan pujas" just wanting to leave midway)....What kind of God needs to test people by making them suffer? Saw the last rites of a close relative recently at Haridwar and was appalled at the lack of dignity given to the dead.So many rituals but no dignity.Saw half burnt bodies floating around. The only problem is that the belief in God has helped me get through some tough time.... The article in the OP just got me thinking.Why not use your body for some good rather than pollute a life giving river? Besides I want to decide what happens to my body and not some pandit or nosy relative who don't even know me or my views .I am slowly getting round to that view.My husband is a nonbeliever and believes in full body donation too. I am a non-believer too but always curious to know the reason what makes one so. In your case, it looks like the 'bad' happenings around is making you think so. Btw, you not belieiving in God wouldn't lessen the good or increase the evil.
beetle Posted January 11, 2013 Author Posted January 11, 2013 I am a non-believer too but always curious to know the reason what makes one so. In your case' date=' it looks like the 'bad' happenings around is making you think so.[b'] Btw, you not belieiving in God wouldn't lessen the good or increase the evil. True....hence why believe...... As a parent one has to think.Do you bring up your child not believing in some God...specially when both parents don't believe and are the main influence on the child, or do you want to teach the child to have some faith to get through bad times?
beetle Posted January 11, 2013 Author Posted January 11, 2013 Anmol’s story leads to spurt in organ donations NEW DELHI: The Junejas of Geeta Colony in east Delhi tragically lost their son, Anmol, 21, in a road accident early last month. But their brave decision to donate all his organs as the body lay in brain-dead state — an act that gave the gift of life to 30 people — has now inspired many others to follow the example. AIIMS has reported a three-fold increase in the number of such donations in the month after Anmol's story first appeared in TOI. The hospital has received 20 donations, three of whom were brain-dead patients who had offered all retrievable organs including the heart, liver and kidneys. Arti Vij, chief of the Organ Retrieval Banking Organization at AIIMS said these donations would ultimately help save or improve the quality of life of at least 70 patients. "About a dozen organs have already been transplanted, including a heart transplant conducted at AIIMS," she said. ORBO plans to make Anmol the poster boy of its campaign for organ donations. According to Vij, ORBO usually received just seven-eight donations a month and brain dead donations were very rare. "The decision of Anmol's family to donate their son's organs, which got wide-coverage in the media, has made a significant change. It has attached nobleness to the idea of gifting life to others. Several families have since approached us, offering to donate the organs of their dear ones who have either passed away or have been declared brain-dead," she said. Anmol was the only son of Madan Mohan Juneja, a resident of Geeta Colony. He suffered head injuries in a bike accident on December 7 which cause irreversible brain damage. The family had on its own asked doctors to harvest his organs. Three persons, including a 58-year-old man suffering from end-stage liver failure and two kidney patients underwent successful transplants within 24 hours of the decision. "We are going to put up Anmol's picture on billboards urging people to donate organs," said Vij. The idea was welcomed by Anmol's family. His uncle, D K Juneja, said, "I am happy that people are coming forward to donate organs. Anmol is physically not alive today but his soul is alive in those who received his organs for life-saving transplant and he has now become a source of inspiration to many others who are coming forward for organ donations." Once a patient is declared brain dead, as many as 37 different organs and tissues can be harvested, including the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs and pancreas. Donation of an entire body can help over 40 people. After clinical death — that is, when the heart stops and blood circulation ceases — only tissues like cornea, skin, bone and heart walls can be used for transplant. Experts say more than 3,000 patients die in India for want of organ donors. In India, there are just 0.08 organ donors per million people. By contrast, Spain has 35.1 donors per million people, Britain has 27, USA 26, Canada 14 and Australia 11. Jagdish Prasad, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), said a central body called National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) is being set up at Safdarjung hospital to increase the availability of organs from cadaver donors, build capacity for organ retrieval and transplantation, and roll out post-transplant services to recipients and living donors. "NOTTO will be functional by April this year. Four zonal centres are also being set up," he said.At present, there are about 200 kidney, 30 liver and 14 heart transplant centres in India. Prasad said efforts are being made to set up more such centres in public sector hospitals.
beetle Posted January 11, 2013 Author Posted January 11, 2013 PGI launches body donation helpline The Department of Anatomy, PGIMER, Chandigarh, has created a helpline with regard to donation of bodies. The phone numbers are 9914208201 and 9914208202. According to the department, a person in his life can express in writing his will to donate his body — form can be downloaded from the PGI website, www.pgimer.nic.in — and can convince his next of kin that after death his body may be donated. The body, along with the death certificate/declaration of death certificate, should be transported within three to five hours to the department (or to any other nearby medical college/institute). In case of any difficulty in transportation, the department will provide a vehicle within the tricity. If the body is brought during non-working hours, it can be kept in the cold chamber of the PGI mortuary, which is open 24 hours on all days. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pgi-launches-body-donation-helpline/382923 Ads by Google
Crookbond Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 True....hence why believe...... As a parent one has to think.Do you bring up your child not believing in some God...specially when both parents don't believe and are the main influence on the child, or do you want to teach the child to have some faith to get through bad times? Interesting question and like most solutions there is no silver bullet. I will use God as a way to introduce morality (right/wrong) to my kids. Once they are mature enough to know the difference they can choose their beliefs.
coffee_rules Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Faith is such a personal choice, there is nothing like one size fits all. People tend to believe or not believe for their own reasons. That is why religion eventually leads to spirituality and search for deeper meaning to god/life, in one's life as they age. It is very good especially for kids to shape their impressionable minds.
Crookbond Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Faith is such a personal choice' date=' there is nothing like one size fits all. People tend to believe or not believe for their own reasons. That is why religion eventually leads to spirituality and search for deeper meaning to god/life, in one's life as they age. It is very good especially for kids to shape their impressionable minds.[/quote'] Never questioned anyone's individual choice - just wanted to know the reasons why people took their choices. More psychological than philosophical aspect to my questions. :fishing:
punjabi_khota Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Interesting question and like most solutions there is no silver bullet. I will use God as a way to introduce morality (right/wrong) to my kids. Once they are mature enough to know the difference they can choose their beliefs. I will use chocolate. :hysterical: Rather risk them be a diabetic later in life than a religious fanatic. :hehe:
Clarke Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 I will use chocolate. :hysterical: Rather risk them be a diabetic later in life than a religious fanatic. :hehe: :haha: Water hose => fire brigade volunteer danda => havaldaar
Dumbbells Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Donate ur eyes. Let others enjoy porn after you die.
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