Multiple organs were harvested from a 22-year-old who was declared brain dead at a private hospital in Coimbatore where he was admitted after a road accident on June 18.
A release from Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) said that organs of S.V. Dhineesh, who hailed from Narasothipatty near Alagapuram in Salem district, were harvested on Tuesday.
Dhineesh met with an accident at Ganesapuram near Annur. He was admitted to KMCH after getting first aid at a nearby private hospital. The youth did not respond to treatment and was declared brain dead on Monday. His parents Venkateswaran and Shanthi, who were initially clueless, volunteered to donate their son’s organs, the release said.
