Teenage girl donates 7 organs, will give new life to patients

A 17-year old girl, Nandini Shah from Halol was declared brain dead during treatment at Vadodara hospital. She was studying in 12th standard studying Commerce at Halol. She was shifted in critical condition to Savita Hospital. The doctors tried their best to save her but no improvement could be seen in her condition. Later, she was declared brain dead, and by her parents’ wish, the hospital started the procedure to donate the organs.

The heart, lungs, two kidneys, two eyes, and a liver of Nandani were donated after she was declared brain dead. City Traffic Police created a green corridor covering a distance of 6.8 km from the hospital to Harni Airport in 8 minutes for the heart and lungs to be transported to Mumbai by air. Kidneys, eyes, and liver were transported to Ahmedabad IKD hospital in less time by covering 130 kilometers by the green corridor. This is the first case in Vadodara of donating seven organs simultaneously.

Dr. Tarang Sharma of the Administrative Department of Savita Hospital said, after Nandani was declared brain dead, her parents were persuaded by the hospital’s counseling team to donate her organs. However, Nandani’s parents were also willing to donate their daughter’s organs. Preparations were started by the hospital team for timely delivery of the organs to the right place after the parents were ready to donate the organs.

He further said that this morning the team from Delhi AIIMS arrived in Vadodara for Heart, and a team from Fortis Hospital in Mumbai for lungs and safely removed the organs from the body. Similarly, the kidneys, eyes, and liver were removed by different teams and delivered to the right place in time.

Dr. Sharma said that a Charter Plane was arranged to send the heart to Delhi AIIMS from Harni Airport and the lungs to Mumbai Fortis Hospital.

In this operation, ASI Rameshbhai, ASI Vijaybhai, Head Constable Prakashbhai, Driver Rafiqbhai, and Pragneshbhai joined and helped the organs delivered in time.