The extraordinary grit of three doctors in Kerala set a moral example and inspiration to many others, after they performed an emergency procedure on the roadside to save a life.
In what can be called a brave act, the doctor couple, Thomas Peter and Didhiya K Thomas, working at Ernakulam Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital and B Manoop, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Kottayam Medical College, have won the praise of Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan and many social media users.
"Such humanitarian gesture embodies the highest marks of ethics in the medical profession, which is to be emulated by all," the Governor said.
Detailing the incident, the LoP said the doctor couple were on their way to church when they noticed two people lying on the road, bleeding after a road accident at Udayamperoor. Dr Manoop also happened to be present at the spot at that time, he said. One of the injured persons was in a critical condition.
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With no time to lose, the doctors carried out an emergency life-saving procedure at the roadside with the help of the light from their mobile phones, a shaving blade and a paper straw.
"Using the light from mobile phones, an emergency surgical procedure was performed right in the middle of the road. Local residents and the police extended assistance," he mentioned in his FB post.
"They deserve every bit of praise. Dear ones, no amount of gratitude would ever be enough for you," Satheesan added in the social media post.
Unfortunately, the injured man Linu Dennis, who had been under treatment, succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday afternoon.