Vellore heart beats in city

Setting a new benchmark in emergency response, medical teams and the city traffic police managed to transport a heart flown in from Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore to the Chennai Airport and then to Fortis Malar Hospital, Adyar in just 10 minutes

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Published:29th Dec, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Chennai

The police created the Green Corridor to move the organ to the hospital.

Time and Distance: 4.30 pm arrived at Chennai Airport, 4.40 pm reached Malar Hospital. At 4.40 pm, organ reaches hospital covering a distance of 11 km in 10 minutes.

Traffic Regulated: Signals & route kept open at St Thomas Mount, Kathipara, Little Mount, Raj Bhavan, Madhya Kailash, LB Road Junction, Fortis Malar hospital.

Donor Details:

Heart harvested from Selvaram (45), an accident victim declared by CMC. Organ to be implanted in a 37-yearold heart patient.

Organ to be implanted in a 37-yearold heart patient.

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Vellore heart beats in city

Setting a new benchmark in emergency response, medical teams and the city traffic police managed to transport a heart flown in from Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore to the Chennai Airport and then to Fortis Malar Hospital, Adyar in just 10 minutes

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