Doctors help 11-month baby survive a severe, rare case of cerebrovascular complication
Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield doctors help an 11-month-old baby survive a severe, rare case of cerebrovascular complication. It can never be stressed enough how sensitive infants are. Their bodies and immune systems take time to adjust to the new world that they...
Household accidents among children -Unfortunately a common scenario Parental diligence – need of the hour
Parents nowadays are spending a longer time with their families due to the lockdown. With most of them continuing to work from home for extended hours and with few recreational options in hand, engaging children constructively has become quite challenging. In such a...
14-year-old survives poisoning from LPG gas geyser in Karnataka
When Akriti (name changed) spent an unusually long time in the bathroom, her parents knocked at the door, and when there was no response, they broke open the door and found her unconscious. BENGALURU: A 14-year-old girl fell unconscious and had to be hospitalized due...
Bengaluru girl, 9, survives after sari hammock strangles her
BENGALURU: A nine-year-old girl who was strangled after the hammock she was playing with got entangled around her neck has survived, thanks to immediate medical help. The incident happened on September 4 when Riya (name changed), from a low-income family, was playing...
3-yr-old gets stuck on slide, rescued after four-hour op
A three-year-old child, who got her index finger stuck in a slide while playing, was rescued after a four-hour operation conducted by the fire and emergency department and doctors in Whitefield on Sunday. The incident happened around 4 pm, when Ayaana Vishnu was in...
Pneumonia-hit specially abled child saved from brink
A six-year-old specially-abled boy was bearing signs of viral pneumonia, fever, and respiratory difficulty when he was brought to one of the private hospitals in the city. It was not just the long list of illnesses that was a concern, but the child being...
Bengaluru: 11-month-old boy swallows live fish, survives
An 11-month-old boy in the city was rushed to the emergency department of a private hospital. Doctors had no idea what was wrong with the child, who was struggling to breathe and salivating excessively. It took a few tests for them to zero in on the foreign body...
Doctors Save 5-year old who consumed naphthalene balls
Accidental consumption of toxic substances, especially among children, is a major concern and city doctors claim they see an average of 3-4 such cases per month. [button...