THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY,
MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE
& RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
MYSORE.
 Voluntary Body donation is a generous gift of
knowledge.
 It is the finest source for gaining medical
knowledge than any textbooks or computers.
 This gift will help in medical training and
research, and in turn will benefit your children,
grandchildren, and people for many generations.
Definition:
 Voluntary body
donation defined as the
act of voluntarily
donating a dead body
for medical research
and education.
 It fulfills a sense of
philanthropy and
develops a feeling of
having accomplished a
noble deed for a noble
cause.
Significance
 Body donation is the final
noble act to redeem one’s
obligations to the society
and in this way oblige
medical students and help
them in curing thousands of
patients.
 It is an environment friendly
as compared to other
methods of dead body
disposal like cremation,
burial or dumping into the
tower of peace.
….past
 Medical profession first started in India & Egypt
and later in western countries. Anatomy, is a
basic medical subject for medical and paramedical
courses.
 Initially for dissection purpose they used to steal
the dead bodies from grave yard or get the dead
bodies of prisoners who died due to capital
punishment.
 As medical field advanced, even the organ
transplantation gained importance and got new
dimension.
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BLOOD DONATION
EYE DONATION
KIDNEY DONATION
BONE MARROW DONATION
HEART DONATION
SEMEN DONATION
OVUM DONATION…..AND MANY MORE
Pioneers…
 This unique movement started in India by:
Dr. Jivraj Mehatha Mumbai
Maharashtra
Dr. D. V. Nadakarni Bijapura
Karnataka
Dr. M. B.Gharapure Pune
Maharashtra
Dr. Nagaloti Mata
Mysore & Hubli Karnataka
Necessity:
 Donated Body is a basic device for learning
Anatomy. Learning becomes imperfect without
dissection on cadavers.
 It provides unparalleled opportunities for medical
students to study the human body.
 Books, mannequins and computer programs
cannot replace the cadaver dissection in
understanding human anatomy.
 Medical institutions requires 20-25 cadavers per
year for dissection, demonstration, examination,
preparation of museum specimens, post-graduate
teaching and research purpose.
 Cadavers are also required for Dental, Nursing,
Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, and Paramedical
students to know the structure of human body in
detail.
Why Body donation is Unique?
 Body donation is unique that, donation is done
by the person after his death without any
expectation.
 Here relatives and friends play a important role in
handing over the donated body for academic
purpose.
 It is a noble act where donors have rendered
useful service to the society even after death.
The idea of cadaver donation also synchronises
with the Indian philosophy of “transmigration of
the soul”
Procedure:
 There are simple steps to follow for a person to
donate his body voluntarily.
 Points to remember:
 Voluntary Body donation is done in medical
institutions only.
 Body should be donated within 10-12 hours
after death.
 Eye donation has to be done prior to the body
donation. (within 6 hours)
 Transportation facility will be provided by the
Institution.
Step:1
 Filling of Simple
Voluntary Body
Donation form with
one Passport size
Photo.
 Signature of two close
relatives or friends is
required.
 Forms will be both in
Kannada and English
Step:2
 Medical Institution will
provide :
 Appreciation
certificate.
 Identity card.
 Information booklet.
Step:3
 After receiving the
Dead body
“EMBALMING” is
done by injecting
Formalin solution.
 When once body
is fixed, it will be
stored in formalin
tanks and used for
academic
purpose.
Step:4
 After complete
dissection, body is
buried with due respect.
 After few days to
months, the bones will
be taken out for study
purpose.
Criteria:
 For accepting:
 Death due to
natural causes (all
ages).
 For Rejection:
 Decomposed body
 Autopsied body
 Death from
contagious disease
like AIDS.
 Death due to
unnatural causes(
poisoning,
accidents, suicide).
Body donation and Law:
 Considering all difficulties in the procurement of
bodies of deceased persons for educational
purposes in medical institutions, it was felt
necessary to make legal provision for body
donation.
 The Mysore Anatomy Act (1957), later amended
as the Karnataka Anatomy Act (Amendment)
(1999).
Religious and cultural attitude:
 All major religions approve of body donation as a
charitable act.
 Most express that it is an individual decision.
 Most major religions support donation as an act
human kindness in keeping with religious
teachings.
 Till now 368 people have signed up for the cause at MMC
& RI, out of which 213 are male, 155 are female.
 307 are in the age group of 40yrs and above, while 61 are
below 40 yrs.
 Interestingly among 368 registered, 28 are couples.
 Till now we have received 18 bodies. Few prominent names
among them are:
 H.A.B Parpia former director of central food technological
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research institute(CFTRI,MYSORE),
Dr. Arun kumar (of MMC & RI),
Dr. Gajendra (of MMC & RI), and
latter’s sister Mrs. K Vijaya, and
Sri K Balaji singh from senior citizen’s council.
Conclusion
YOUR GENEROUS GIFT OF LIFE
 Family and friends will find solace and
contentment in your generous decision to help
people for generations to come.
 Your gift will allow for better health care under
well trained medical professionals.
 You will make a difference and you will be
remembered for ever.
Thinking of Body donation:
CONTACT:
 CONTROL ROOM K.R. HOSPITAL (08212427253)
 MMC & RI, OFFICE- 0821-2520512
 Dr.K.R.Dakshayani,
Professor & HOD
Department of Anatomy
Mysore Medical College & RI
Mobile:9448739565
 Dr. Seema Deepak
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy
Mobile: 9844616603
 Dr. Rajapur Parashuram
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy
Mobile: 9844401020