Creates History! 6-Year-old Becomes the Youngest Organ Donor

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• May 19, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

Senior AIIMS neurosurgeon Dr. Deepak Gupta told ANI, "Roli, a six and a half-year-old girl, arrived at the hospital on April 27. She had a gunshot wound, and a bullet was lodged in her brain. The brain was totally damaged. She arrived at the hospital in almost a brain-dead condition. So, we talked to the family members."

Digital Desk: color:#0E101A"> Parents of a 6-year-old child Roli Prajapati, who was shot
dead by unidentified assailants in Noida, donated their daughter's organs which
helped save five lives, making her the youngest organ donor in the history of
AIIMS, New Delhi.

color:#0E101A">Roli was shot in her head, after which she was rushed to the
hospital. Soon, she went into a coma due to the severity of the injury and then
was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. After
desperate failed attempts to save the little girl, the doctors declared her
brain dead.

color:#0E101A">Senior AIIMS neurosurgeon Dr. Deepak Gupta told, "Roli,
a six and a half-year-old girl, arrived at the hospital on April 27. She had a
gunshot wound, and a bullet was lodged in her brain. The brain was totally
damaged. She arrived at the hospital in almost a brain-dead condition. So, we
talked to the family members."

color:#0E101A">"We diagnosed her to be having brain death. Subsequently,
our team of doctors sat with the parents and talked about organ donation. We
counselled the parents and sought their consent if they would be willing to
donate organs to save the lives of other children," the neurosurgeon said.

color:#0E101A">AIIMS doctor lauded the parents of Roli for donating the organs
and saving five lives. The organs for donation are her liver, kidneys, corneas,
and heart valves.

color:#0E101A">Roli becomes the youngest donor in AIIMS Delhi history with this
organ donation.

color:#0E101A">"We were very grateful to the parents for taking this step
despite not knowing much about organ donation. They understood the importance
of saving lives," Dr. Gupta added.

color:#0E101A">AIIMS neurosurgeon revealed, "We started open donation
facility here way back in 1994. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, in the
whole of Delhi and NCR, we haven't had such a young donor."

color:#0E101A">Talking about donating his daughter's organs, Roli's father,
Harnarayan Pratjapati, said, "Dr. Gupta and his team counseled us for
organ donation that our child could save other lives. We thought about it and
decided that she would be alive in other people's lives and give others reason
to smile."

color:#0E101A">Poonam Devi, the mother of Roli, emotionally mentioned that her
daughter had left them but managed to save the lives of other people - ANI

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