Deralakatte: Nitte DU launches 'Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient' course at KSHEMA
Deralakatte: With the Nitte (Deemed to be University) celebrating its silver jubilee, the KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), in association with the Royal College of Surgeons, England, launched on Monday the course on 'Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient' (CCrISP) at the Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital, Deralakatte.
The Nitte DU has become the first institute in Karnataka the fourth in India to provide this course. Renowned surgeons and mentors from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, will be teaching the course subjects on recognizing and treating the critically ill surgical patients to the medical fraternity at the Nitte DU
The launch of the new course commenced at 9:30 am with a prayer songs, followed by the lighting of a lamp. Dr. AG Jayakrishnan, Course Co-ordinator, welcomed the guests.
Dr. Shantharam Shetty, Pro-chancellor of Nitte DU, and Dr. MS Moodithaya, Vice-chancellor of Nitte DU, who addressed the gathering, wished the institution good luck and also encouraged Nitte DU to organize more such events in future.
Ian Maheswaran, Course Director of CCrISP, Royal College of Surgeons, presided over the program on Monday as the chief guest. All the dignitaries were given tokens of gratitude by Dr. PS Prakash, Dean of KSHEMA. Dr. Caren D'Souza proposed the vote of thanks.
The guests of honour on the dais were Srinivas Ravi, Deputy Director of CCrISP at Royal College of Surgeons and Dr. Bhagavan KR, Head of Department of Surgery. The CCrISP, RCS faculty included Dr. Prabhakar Dharmeswaran, Ajo Kureekattu John, Dr. Thaventhran Prabhakar, Neil Molony and Michele Pool were also present.
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Surat man falls from 10th floor in sleep, rescued after getting stuck on 8th-floor window
Surat (PTI): A 57-year-old man sleeping on the window of his 10th-floor flat in Surat slipped and miraculously survived after getting stuck in the metal grill installed outside a window on the 8th floor on Thursday, officials said.
Nitin Adiya remained suspended upside down in agony for an hour before being rescued, the fire official said. Dramatic videos of his rescue have gone viral on social media.
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According to fire department officials, Adiya was sleeping near a window of his flat at Times Galaxy building in Surat’s Jahangirabad area when he accidentally fell out.
His seemingly fatal fall was arrested after Adiya got stuck in the metal grill outside a window two floors below, they said.
After receiving an emergency call around 8 am, fire officials from Jahangirpura, Palanpur, and Adajan rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
In a coordinated rescue using ropes and belts from the 10th floor, the man was safely brought inside the front window of the 8th floor, they said.
Officials said Adiya was immediately shifted to Gurukrupa Hospital in an ambulance after the rescue.
