Media Release
Udupi, Apr 25: A road traffic accident occurred at 3 pm on April 22 at Chennagiri Road, Bhadravathi, Shivamogga.
Ullas R, a resident of Kenchanahalli, Neergundi Post, Bhadravathi Taluk aged 21 years, son of Rajappa was severely injured and admitted to Kasturba Hospital, Manipal for further treatment on April 23.
Despite the doctor's efforts to salvage him, the prognosis was poor and he did not show any signs of recovery. Ullas R was declared brain dead by the panel of expert doctors as per the protocol stipulated by the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 officially twice. The first was at 8.30 pm on April 24 and the second at 3.23 am on April 25. Subsequently, Ullas’s father, Rajappa and his family members expressed their willingness to donate viable organs to save other needy patient's life.
As per Jeevasarthakathe, SOTTO, Bengaluru protocols and decisions, lungs were sent to Apollo Hospital, Chennai, the liver was sent to Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, one kidney was sent to A J Hospital, Mangaluru for registered patients and other kidney and corneas were retained by Kasturba Hospital Manipal for the registered patients and this cause helped to save the lives of 7 people.
Father and family members of Ullas, expressed that, “Organ donation is a noble cause and my son has committed a great deed even in her death".
Medical superintendent Dr Avinash Shetty said, “Ullas R family’s decision to donate the organ, shows the changing mindset of people in this noble cause. This is a welcome change and many people are making such a decision these days and it needs to be emulated by many more.”
The harvested organs were transferred to the recipient hospital with the support of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Police Department from Manipal to Mangaluru via the green corridor.