Mahabubnagar Woman declared brain dead; Organs Donated to Jeevandan

Chakali Jayamma received severe injuries when she slipped and fell from a running bus at her village.

Hyderabad: Relatives of a 41-year-old housewife, Chakali Jayamma, a resident of Shivaji Nagar, Makthal, Mahabubnagar, who was declared as brain dead by the attending team of doctors, have donated her organs to needy patients under State-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative. The team of surgeons retrieved liver and 2 kidneys (in all 3 organs) and two corneas and skin (3 tissue).

On September 24, Chakali Jayamma received severe injuries when she slipped and fell from a running bus at her village. Immediately, the family members took her to Government Hospital, Mahabubnagar and alter to Osmania General Hospital (OGH).

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The OGH doctors provided ICU care for 5-day but there was no improvement in the health condition of Chakali Jayamma, forcing the attending team of doctors to declare her as brain dead at around 5pm on Sunday, September 29.

The Jeevandan coordinators at OGH then held grief counselling sessions and the victim’s husband of Chakali Lakshman gave the consent to donate her organs. In all, liver, 2 kidneys, 2 corneas and skin was donated under the State-run Jeevandan initiative.