Both tracheostomy and cricothyrotomy help people breathe when airways are blocked. Cricothyrotomy is an emergency procedure while tracheostomy is for people who need long-term assistance with ...

Cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy are medical procedures that allow people to breathe when their airways are blocked. Cricothyrotomy is an emergency procedure, while tracheostomy is usually for ...

Three doctors improvised a life-saving neck incision with a razor and straw on a Kochi roadside, briefly reviving a bike ...

The case: A 19-year-old Afghan man was critically injured after a blast from an improvised explosive device. A Canadian Forces medic treated him within minutes of the injury. On initial assessment in ...

Doctors Dr Thomas Peter and his wife Dr Didiya from Ernakulam’s Indira Gandhi Hospital, along with Dr Manoop, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Kottayam Medical College, happened to reach the spot while ...

When a battlefield explosion injures a soldier's face or neck, the critical air passage to the lungs can become blocked, which can lead to brain damage and death within minutes. To help treat these ...

Undergrad engineers have designed a low-cost, low-tech device to make it easier for combat medics to create an artificial airway and pump air into the lungs of wounded soldiers. When a battlefield ...

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar led a chorus of praise for the doctors. A Raj Bhavan release said the Governor ...