Updated On: 27 December, 2025 11:29 AM IST | Kochi | IANS
Satheesan described the intervention as an act bearing “the signature of God,” one that turned a moment of despair into hope. The doctors involved were Dr Thomas Peter and his wife, Dr Didia Thomas of Ernakulam, along with Dr B. Manoop, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Kottayam Medical College

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In an extraordinary display of medical skill and human compassion, doctors in Kerala performed an emergency surgical procedure on the roadside, saving a critically injured accident victim when there was no time to reach a hospital.
With no operation theatre, no medical equipment, and minutes to spare, the doctors decided to act immediately. Using the light from mobile phones, they carried out a life-saving intervention right at the accident site, while local residents and police assisted, transforming the stretch of road into a makeshift operation theatre.