Organs harvested from brain dead youth at CMCH

COIMBATORE: The family of a 25-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead by doctors in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) after he met with a road accident, donated his organs.

Sources said Sriram (25) son of Aruchamy of Maruthe Gowder Nagar in Kalampalayam suffered severe injuries on his head after he met a road accident near Kalampalayam on Saturday evening while riding a bike.

He was admitted in the ICU at CMCH. He was declared brain-dead on Monday. The doctors spoke to his parents about donating his vital organs and they gave their consent.