Delhi AIIMS's Youngest Organ Donor Is 6-Years-Old, Saves 5 Lives

Roli was shot in the head by unidentified assailants, and couldn't survive.

Delhi finds its youngest organ donor. Parents of a 6-year-old child Roli Prajapati, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Noida, donated their daughter's organs which managed to save as many as five lives making her the youngest organ donor in the history of AIIMS, New Delhi.

The 6-years-old 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.

According to the 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 damaged. She arrived at the hospital in almost a brain dead condition. So, we talked to the family members."

"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.

AIIMS doctor lauded the parents of Roli for donating the organs and saving five lives. The organs for donation are her liver, kidneys, both corneas and heart valve.

With this organ donation, Roli becomes the youngest donor in AIIMS Delhi history.