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Family of 10-year-old brain-dead girl donates her kidneys & liver, saves 3 lives | Bhubaneswar News


Family of 10-year-old brain-dead girl donates her kidneys & liver, saves 3 lives

Bhubaneswar: A 10-year-old schoolgirl, declared brain dead at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, gave a new lease of life to three people after her parents donated her kidneys and liver on Friday. Divyanshi Patro, a Class IV student from Sailashree Vihar in the city, was declared brain dead on Thursday, days after she was seriously injured in a road accident near Damana Square on Nov 1.Hospital sources on Sunday said the two kidneys and liver were harvested around 12.30 pm on Friday. The liver and a kidney were sent to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, while one kidney was transplanted into a patient at the private hospital.The girl was cremated in Puri’s Swargadwar on Saturday, when she was given a guard of honour as a mark of respect, said an official order of the home department.On the fateful day, Divyanshi, a student at a private school, was riding pillion with her father on a scooter when a car hit them from behind around 4.45 pm. “The car driver was drunk. We fell from the scooter, and I saw my daughter lying unconscious in a pool of blood. I took her to a nearby private hospital with the help of an autorickshaw driver,” said Sangram Patro, the girl’s father, on Sunday.He suffered minor injuries and was discharged after first aid. But his daughter was shifted to the ICU and put on ventilator support. “She struggled a lot, but could not be saved. Doctors declared her brain dead. I got to know about organ donation from the hospital and convinced my wife to go for it,” said Sangram, a physics teacher at a private school in Sailashree Vihar.Her mother, heartbroken and shattered, said she was proud of her little daughter, who saved the lives of three people by donating her organs. “I will feel that my daughter is alive in others, as her organs will be used by them,” said Debashrita Patro.The girl’s uncle, Debabrata Patro, said they have lodged an FIR at Chandrasekharpur police station against the car driver.The inspector in charge of Chandrasekharpur police station, Girish Chandra Maharana, said they are investigating the matter. “We have retrieved CCTV footage of the accident and traced the vehicle number,” he said.



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