Abu Dhabi Hospital Helps Family Of Car Accident Victim Donate His Organs, Saving 4 Lives

The medical staff at Abu Dhabi's Mafraq Hospital have enabled the family of a deceased man to donate four of his organs, including his heart, saving the lives of four people in need of an organ transplant.

ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Nov, 2018 ) :The medical staff at Abu Dhabi's Mafraq Hospital have enabled the family of a deceased man to donate four of his organs, including his heart, saving the lives of four people in need of an organ transplant.

This was the third heart donation in UAE, the ninth case of a donation coming from a deceased person in the UAE, and the first donation to take place in Mafraq Hospital, a facility affiliated to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA).

Dr Hussain Abdul Aziz Al Awadhi, ICU consultant at the hospital and a member of the National Committee for Organ Transplantation, said, "Our real achievement is to contribute in fulfilling the family's wish by donating the organs and saving the lives of four people in need of organ transplantation.

" The organ recipients were a 38-year-old Emirati who received the heart, a 58-year-old woman who was given the liver, a 31-year-old Yemeni man who received one of the kidneys, while the other went to a 9-year-old Sudanese girl.

The donor, a road traffic accident victim, was admitted to intensive care, but his condition deteriorated and suffered from brain death. His condition meant his internal organs were preserved and continued to function with the help of mechanical ventilators, resuscitation devices, prosthetic hormones, and pressure steroids.

When approached with information on organ donation as per UAE law, the patient's family welcomed the idea and willingly accepted without requesting a compensation.