Heart airlifted from Bangalore to Hyderabad to save Life

Hyderabad: In a one-of-a-kind medical procedure, a heart retrieved from a brain dead patient was airlifted from from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh to save a life.

As per reports, a 30-year old labourer who met with an accident earlier this week in Bengaluru city of Karnataka was declared brain dead. His organs, including his heart, lungs and kidneys were donated.

A recipient for his heart was found in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh state’s Hyderabad city.

The heart was then airlifted from the state-run Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) hospital in Bengaluru to the Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad. A green corridor was created in the city so that the ambulance had a freeway.

The vehicle carrying the organ reached the hospital in less than three minutes.

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