This blog is about the entrants in the year 1960, to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo. The email address for communications is, 1960batch@gmail.com. Please BOOKMARK this page for easier access later.Photo is the entrance porch of the old General Hospital, Colombo, still in existence. Please use the search box below to look for your requirement.
Friday, January 8, 2016
3 Steps for Boosting Your Energy Naturally
Energy
is easily one of the most powerful currencies of our time. In a culture where
faster is better, more is never enough, and our workloads are never-ending, a
lack of energy can become a huge hindrance for our body and mind. Most of us
end up relying on caffeine, sugar, and fast food just to ...
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Swallowing caustic soda, accdentally.
PS
I had an acid burn patient who gave a similar story. This happened at the Elephant House bottling plant site in Sri Lanka. The patient, a driver in a delivery van had gone to pick up a load of aerated water. He was thirsty and had seen a bottle of what he thought was water inside a bottle on a table near where he parked his van inside the factory premises. He had taken the bottle and had gulped in a mouthful of the 'water'.
It happened to be caustic soda. He was rushed to the hospital. He ended up with a stricture - narrowing, of his oesophagus - gullet. We did surgery in our unit at the NHSL, Colombo, to repair this.
PGV
Thursday, January 7, 2016
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