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Proud .... be a doctor

I enjoy being a doctor. My businessmen, engineer and software friends might earn more than me, bankers may have more benefits than me. But I still enjoy being a doctor because I can make someone better, because I can save a family , because I am a part of a miracle many a times and because I am symbol of hope in despair. People save a life by accident and feel proud for the rest of their lives. I do it for a living. Is there any better way of living than this? My profession has given me enough. Being doctor I have more than enough money to raise my kids, have a decent house, enjoy little hobbies, needs are met. I am also amongst the most intelligent and the top elite professionals in the world . In the current scenario still the toppers of high schools , SAT exams and other entrance tests in India and abroad want to take medicine as a career. I am grateful to all those people who invested in me to make me doctor. I am thankful to all my patients who waited for hours, so that I

Radio Talk on AIR - Socio medical aspects of Road accidents

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Road traffic accidents are the major killers in Kerala , which causes huge number of minor and major disabilities.  Presently road accidents created an unsafe feeling while we are moving out of home.  It created a situation that no guarantee for human life. I remember the great words of M T Vasudevan Nair in novel Manju - “Death is a comedian who doesn't have any sense of scene”.  Nowadays, it is more appropriate in accident scenarios. The statistics on road traffic accidents given by Government agencies like NATPAK is quite alarming.  It shows that more than 5000 people killed in the road in last year, more that 6 fold of this number disabled and huge number became bed ridden due to severe head injuries and spinal cord injuries.  More than that, statistics showed that 80% of the victims were between 20 – 50 years of age, out of this figure 90% were either two wheeler riders or pedestrians.  Across India, 80 people are dying in every minute.  In general

Grand function at Skin diseases hospital Chevayoor

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Today  ...it  was a great and disturbing day for me. I attended a function at Skin diseases  hospital Chevayoor which was previously called Government leprosy hospital .SYS Sahayi group renovated two wards with modern amenities and the function was it's submission to the user's.  Usthad  AP Aboobacker Musliyar was the chief  guest.Dr.Ajith Kumar VT and other dignitaries  attended the function. The function was simple and elegant. In my mbbs days 1981to  87 , I used to visit Chevayoor leprosy center very regularly. My senior Dr.Roy pulickan introduced my to the inmates in those days. We used to collect dresses and other useful items for them and used to spend time with them .There were more than 100 inmates there . All inmates were completely  cured victims of leprosy . But the social stigma and disfigured  facies and hands made them miserable and they were out casted from families. They forced to spend their whole life in the sanitarium. I lost connection with this place a

Road traffic accidents in Kerala

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Summer Rain at Calicut

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Sun burs and related issues

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Cricoid pressure Yes or No :Presentation at Gamet 15 Chennai

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http:// m.authorstream.com /presentation/drvenugopalpp-2438440-cricoid-pressure-yes-or-no/

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