A shocking incident occurred in Kentucky, where a man who was declared dead suddenly regained consciousness during organ harvesting. It is known that the man died during organ removal surgery when he suddenly woke up, struggled and… see more

An extremely rare incident was recently reported at the hearing of the US Committee on Energy and Commerce on the organ transplant coordination system in this country. Accordingly, a former technician who worked for the Kentucky Organ Donation Branch (KODA) denounced some irresponsible doctors leading to very serious consequences.

The incident involved a 33-year-old man who was diagnosed as brain dead, but then suddenly woke up in the operating room, as doctors prepared to cut open his body to remove his organs, thinking the man was actually dead.

The shocking incident occurred at Baptist Health Hospital in Richmond, Kentucky, in October 2021, but it has only now come to public attention. That’s because KODA officials have sought to play down the media coverage, according to another witness, Nyckoletta Martin.

Like Miller, Martin was also an organ transplant technician who worked at the Kentucky Organ Donation Branch. Martin was not assigned to the operating room that day, but her instinct told her to read the patient’s file inside.