Brain-dead man's organs save 6 lives in Kerala; heart airlifted, transplanted within 4 hours

His heart was airlifted to Kochi for transplanting in a 28 year old youth under treatment at a private hospital there. The entire process was carried out in four hours.

Thiruvananthapuram: Multiple organs of a 33-year-old man killed in a road accident were transplanted to six persons in Kerala on Thursday.

Isaac George, a native of Kollam district running a hotel at Kottarakara, was knocked down by a vehicle on September 6. He was under treatment at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, where he was declared brain dead on Wednesday.

Subsequently, as per the wish of his family members, Isaac's organs, including his heart, were donated.

Heart airlifted

His heart was airlifted to Kochi for transplanting in a 28-year-old patient undergoing treatment at a private hospital there. An air ambulance was used for carrying the heart from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi.

The entire process was carried out in four hours.

His kidneys, liver and corneas were transplanted to various patients in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation coordinated the organ donation.