A Fire and Rescue Department helicopter rushed a donor heart from Melaka to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Feb 25) morning.
Fire and Rescue Department air operations chief Capt Roslan Aziz said that the operation was conducted after a case was referred to the Melaka hospital.
He said the family of a patient declared brain dead graciously consented to the donation of the patient's heart to another that needed it.
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Fire and Rescue Department air operations chief Capt Roslan Aziz said that the operation was conducted after a case was referred to the Melaka hospital.
He said the family of a patient declared brain dead graciously consented to the donation of the patient's heart to another that needed it.
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00:00 A Fire and Rescue Department helicopter rushed a donor heart from Malacca to Kuala Lumpur
00:05 on Sunday.
00:07 He said the family of a patient, declared brain dead, graciously consented to the donation
00:11 of the patient's heart to another that needed it.
00:14 The helicopter landed at Hospital Kuala Lumpur at 8.35am and was joined by three medical
00:20 officers.
00:21 He said organ transportation operations are critical missions that require meticulous
00:26 planning to adhere to the strict time frame set by the medical team.
00:30 He added this is to ensure the donated organ can be transplanted into the patient as soon
00:35 as it reaches the hospital.
00:36 For more information visit www.fema.gov