Updated On: 25 August, 2022 08:54 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The grief-stricken family was counselled by doctors and transplant coordinators of ORBO, AIIMS Delhi and they were informed about organ donation. After counselling sessions, when the family realised that Rishant`s organs can breathe life into others, they wholeheartedly agreed to donate his organs and tissues

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The family of a 16-month-old baby who was declared brain dead at AIIMS Delhi, donated his organs to help save the lives of others.
16 months old Rishant had just started taking steps when fate unfolded in a very cruel manner. On the morning of August 17, he suffered a fall and was seriously injured. His father Upinder, a private contractor by profession was on his way to work. He rushed back and took the baby to a private hospital near his residence in Jamuna Park. Baby Rishant was later admitted to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center (JPNATC), AIIMS on August 17 the same afternoon with a severe head injury. He was declared brain stem dead on August 24.