The helicopter flew to Ernakulam,then the guts was transferred to an ambulance, taken to hospital (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:
Amid huge workout routines to comprise the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, the state police on Saturday operated its rented helicopter to move the guts of a mind useless affected person from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam, a distance of round 220 km, for a affected person.
The coronary heart of the Thiruvananthapuram resident was later harvested on a 49-year-old girl affected person from Kothamangalam on the Lissie Hospital in Ernakulam.
The girl had been affected by cardiac issues for the previous one 12 months, a hospital spokesman mentioned.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned the humanitarian act of the household of Thiruvananthapuram resident Laly Gopakumar to donate her coronary heart, kidney and eyes was a courageous transfer.
“Her heart, kidney and eyes were donated. It was a brave move on behalf of the family during the time of immense grief. The heart was to be taken to the Lissy hospital at Ernakulam. We provided the helicopter free of cost. When such emergencies come up, we will use the helicopter,” he informed reporters.
The state authorities determined to make use of the chopper as an air ambulance free-of-cost to move the very important organ as there are main site visitors restrictions at district borders.
The helicopter made the journey in about 40 minutes to Ernakulam, after which the guts was transferred to an ambulance and brought to the hospital.
The renting of the chopper earlier this 12 months by the Left authorities from Pawan Hans for a month-to-month tariff of Rs 1.44 crore had drawn flak from the Opposition events.
The chopper is for use for numerous actions, together with pure disasters, rescue and anti-Maoist operations.
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