Green corridor. Dr. Aparna Patil.

 

Friends.....

Green corridor refers to a route that is cleared out for an ambulance , carrying the harvested organs - to ensure its delivery at the point of destination in shortest time possible. 

Green Corridor for Organ donation

  The time between harvest & transplant of organ plays an important role in success of a transplantation. Organ transportation is a critical factor. For this purpose Green corridors have been created in India.

The name green corridor was given in July 2014, when the hospital & police in Chennai co ordinated to transport a heart from one hospital to another in half the regular time. An ambulance carried a heart to save  the life  & covered a distance of 12 kms in just 14 minutes, from Chennai government General hospital to Fortis Malhar hospitals in Adyar, otherwise the time taken would have been more than 45 minutes.

Many authorities like,

• Hospitals involved in transplantation

• City traffic authorities

• Airport authorities

come in action to transport an organ from one hospital to another.

            

Usually the transportation is by road but air ambulances are also used when transportation to different cities or states is involved.

Green corridor is generally used for transportation of vital organs like kidneys, liver,heart. Heart has preservation time of 4-6 hrs ; Liver 12-15 hrs.....so for example ,for heart, we have precious 4 hours between harvesting & transplant in which transfer must happen.

It is a complex process which requires high level of coordination at multiple levels.

This system was first devised to handle medical emergencies, it is widely used in organ donation. It has helped save lives in various cities in India. Surat has become the first city in India to have incorporated the system of black & white notification & make sure that no time is wasted in creating a green corridor.

Green corridor is a special route, such that all traffic signals that come in the route of hospital where an organ is harvested & the hospital where it is to be transplanted ,are green & controlled manually ; thereby speeding up travel time by several minutes that are crucial & important to save someone's life.

Green corridor thus makes sure that there is no organ wastage.

© Dr. Aparna Viraj Patil

MD(Obstetrics and Gynaecology )

Organ donation awareness

Mumbai.