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A unique thought and an appreciable decision
VOLUNTARY BODY DONATION
M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE
MSR NAGAR, MSRIT POST, BANGALORE 560054
Tel: 080-23601742, 23601743, 23605408
Vasaamsi Jirnaani Yathaa Vihaaya
Navaani Grahnaati Naroparaani
Tatha Shariraani Vihaaya Jirnaani
Anyaani Samyaati Navaani Dehi
(Sloka 22, 2nd Chapter ,Shrimad Bhagwad Gita)
Translation
As a person puts on new garments,
giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts
new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.
"A gift of nature to nurture"
CONCEPT :
Voluntary Body Donation is a programme wherein the general population can will their bodies to serve the purpose of medical education and scientific studies. The public is providing the most important resource needed for innovation in medical practice. Primarily, the body donation under this programme helps the medical student to learn the relations of human anatomical structures and development of psychomotor skills by dissection. Though with improvement in technology many assisted models have developed in the form of mannequins and simulations, none of these can be a replacement to a realistic cadaver. Each cadaver is like a new source of knowledge as many variations can be identified which could help the clinicians. In addition to this, these donations help the surgeons to experiment innovative surgical skills and procedures in form of cadaver labs, workshops, thus giving them an opportunity to explore in a realistic manner. Another innovation evolved are the cadaver banks like brain banks, skin and vessel bank which are collections of these samples that later can be used for conducting molecular research and cadaver grafting.
With all these uses culminating into the service of humanity, body donations are precious gifts to the humankind. Needless to say that the concept campaigned by Live Well Leave Well society could contribute immensely for the cause.
With the rising number of medical colleges and scarcity of cadavers Voluntary Body Donation is definitely a savior and a ray of hope for the betterment of medical science
Voluntary body donation programme in M S Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore started in the year 1998.The first body donation happened in 2003 and the donor was none other than Justice Chandrashekhar, retired chief justice of Karnataka. Other public personalities who have donated to our college are Mr Lokesh, cine artiste, Mrs.Saroji Mani who was running an orphanage for children of the convicted
Support services at:
M.S.RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Enrolment forms available at:
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Dr.C.Sheshgiri Sr. Prof & HOD,
Department of Anatomy,
M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.
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Public Relations office of the Teaching hospital-MSRMTH.
PLEASE NOTE:
Filled-in forms complete in all aspects, with three photographs of the donor to be sent to the Department of Anatomy,
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore-560054.
Donor Card will be dispatched to the donor at the earliest.
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU REGISTER
Registration can be done by post or personally.
Once we receive the registration form, we give a temporary Acknowledgement and Donor ID card.
Later a permanent DONOR ID CARD will be issued. Sample below.
FRONT
BACK
The permanent of the card has details of your name, address, Reg. No. and Date of registration.
SERVICES OFFERED TO THE ENROLLED MEMBERS:
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Annual free medical check-up at M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital for those who have enrolled.
It includes general checkup and basic investigations like
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Complete Haemogram
- Routine Urine Examination
- Fasting Blood Sugar
- Cholesterol
- Urea
Gyneac procedures-PAP smear (for female members)
- For appointments please contact: Public relations Officer / Casualty Medical Officers, M.S.Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospitals.
Tel.No: 23608888, 23609999.
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Annual free rejuvenating Ayurvedic massage at the Gokula AYUSH Arogyadhama
For appointments, please contact,
Dr. Navaneesh Prasad, Spl. Officer and Gokula AYUSH Arogyadhama.
Tel No: 22183456
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50% of for the charges of clinical services, investigation and treatment at:
- M.S.Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital
- Gokula AYUSH Arogyadhama
- Pranic Healing Department
PROCEDURES AFTER DEATH
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Please have the eyes closed and keep a wet cloth on the eyes of the donor and inform the hospital at the earliest.
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For body donation, the body should reach the department of Anatomy/Mortuary of the hospital within six hours.
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Inform the College authorities about the death on
Tel. Nos.: 40503206, 23608888, 23609999 (24X7 HRS service).
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Free transportation will be arranged by the authorities in the event of death. Contact the Public Relations Officer Mr. Mulukunte Prakash / Mr. Seshadri, PROs of M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital.
In the event of difficulty in preserving the body upto 48 hours, free help will be arranged for preserving the body at Mortuary
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IF I DIE WHEN I AM NOT IN STATION?
We provide free transport service within the city and also about a radius of 50 kms to shift the body.
However if the death occurs in a place which requires traveling of more than 6 hours, it doesn't serve the purpose. In that case we co-ordinate with the local medical colleges in that place and the body can be given to those medical colleges.
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WHAT IF THE DEATH OCCURS AFTER WORKING HOURS IN THE NIGHT?
You can give a call to Casualty and the ambulance is sent to shift the body. The body is stored in cold storage of our mortuary and will be shifted to Anatomy Department the following day.
Ph No: 40503206, 23609999, 23608888.
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WHICH PART OF THE BODY YOU WILL GIVE US TO DO THE CREMATING RITUALS?
Usually people take some portion of hair for this purpose, otherwise we, by ourselves, will not give any portion of the body.
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HOW CAN WE GET THE DEATH CERTIFICATE?
After the donor's body reaches the department of Anatomy, a body receipt form will be given from the department. This can be used to get the death certificate from the corporation.
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CAN WE DONATE THE ORGANS ALSO?
Around 80 million people need transplant. Everybody aged between 5 yrs to 65 yrs can become a potential organ donor. The health of the organ than the age is important.
If the death is due to natural causes, organ donation is not possible except eye, heart valve, ligaments, tendons and skin for the transplant. However, if there is brain death, when the heart is still functioning, the following organs like kidney, pancreas, liver & heart can be used for transplant with the written consent from close relatives.
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WHICH BODY IS NOT USEFUL FOR DONATION?
Advance decomposition, death due to unnatural causes like burns, mutilated body, postmortem body is not accepted as donation.
ABHINANDANA
THIS PROGRAMME IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM ORGANISED BY THE M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE NOBLE INTENTION OF THE DONORS.
THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2007 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY IN COLLABORATION OF THE AYUSH AROGYADHAMA.
THE EVENT IS PLANNED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY WHEREIN ALL THE DONORS ARE INVITED TO THIS PROGRAMME. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR HALF DAY WITH A CONCEPT RELATED TO THE DONORS.
2009
THIS DAY 11TH OF JANUARY , DR RAMESH, UROSURGEON WAS INVITED AS THE CHIEF GUEST. DR S KUMAR , THE PRINCIPAL AND DEAN OF M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE PRESIDED OVER THE FUNCTION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND THE AYUSH.
THE CONCEPT WAS BASED ON THE THEME OF ORGAN DONATION. DR RAMESH EXPLAINED THE DEFINITION OF ORGAN DONATION, WHO CAN DONATE , PREREQUISTES FOR DONATION, COMPLICATION AND LEGALITIES OF ORGAN DONATION.
DR S KUMAR ADDRESSED THE AUDIENCE REGARDING THE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHING HOSPITAL TOWARDS THE WELL BEING OF THE DONORS.
HE ALSO ANSWERED TO VARIOUS QUERIES OF THE DONORS REGARDNG VOLUNTARY BODY DONATION.
DR VARSHA, PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY GAVE THE VOTE OF THANKS.
THE PROGRAM ENDED ON A SUMPTIOUS LUNCH ARRANGED BY THE MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR THE DONORS.
THIS PROGRAM IS HAPPENING EVERY YEAR
ABHINANDANA Programme photos of JAN 2009. Click here
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