A brain-dead man in Kentucky, USA, unexpectedly regained consciousness as doctors were preparing to remove his heart for organ donation. The 36-year-old patient had been admitted to the hospital in 2021 after a drug overdose . While being transported from the ICU to the operating room for heart retrieval, an organ preservation employee was shocked to see the patient moving and thrashing. She also observed tears streaming from his eyes.
Another worker also noticed movement during a doctor’s examination of the patient's heart. In a disturbing claim, the employee alleged that a coordinator of the organ donation process pushed for finding another doctor to proceed with the heart removal despite the patient's signs of life. However, a representative from the organ donation organization denied the allegation, stressing that they never collect organs from living patients. The patient, now…
