Doctors Save Software Engineer’s Life After Manja Cuts Through Neck
Hyderabad: Even though Sankranti is still more than 40 days away, manja-related accidents have already started in the city. Karthik, a software engineer from Gurramgudaarea, was riding his bike towards Nagole with his fiancée when he suddenly felt something tightening in his neck.
Before he could react, the sharp thread had already cut his skin. A passerby noticed him bleeding and rushed him to Kamineni Hospital. Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon Dr. who treated Karthik. Rishith Battini explained the seriousness of the situation.
While Karthik was crossing over the Kamineni flyover, a stray manja rope wound around his neck. Even though a helmet was worn, the thread was cutting deeply into the exposed neck area. Due to the impact, neck muscles were shattered and upper blood vessels were severed. Fortunately, the deeper main vessels and the airway were not damaged, which prevented further life-threatening situations. However, heavy bleeding had already begun.
“When he was brought to the emergency room, our first attempt was to control the bleeding, but this was not completely successful. We decided to take him into surgery immediately. Within 30 minutes, we started the procedure and successfully reconnected the severed blood vessels and repaired the muscles. He also suffered cuts on his fingers while trying to remove the manja. His fiancee, who was sitting on the saddle, suffered minor injuries to her neck and eye,” he said.
Dr. Rishith added that even though Sankranti is weeks away, people have already started flying kites. When kites fall, the glass-covered manja breaks free and drifts through the air, posing serious risks to commuters. “Glass-covered manja is extremely dangerous. Authorities must immediately impose strict control, otherwise more life-threatening incidents may occur,” he said. Assistant Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialist Dr. Syed Mazhar Ali, Chief Cardiac Anesthesiologist Dr. Suresh Kumar and Consultant Anesthetist Dr. Ravali Sade also attended.
Karthik later shared that the person who saved him and brought him to the hospital was actually a doctor from Kamineni Hospital. “While I was driving towards Nagole with my fiancé at almost 40 km per hour, I felt a sharp cut on my neck. When I put my hand inside the helmet, I saw that the manja was stuck there. It had also cut my fingers. I immediately pulled over. When I touched my neck, my hand was full of blood. A doctor passing by noticed me, gave me his handkerchief to press on the wound and tried to stop several cars, but none of them stopped. He took me to Kamineni on his own bike. Hospital. But later I realized he was a doctor there. If these accidents are happening even before Sankranti, it is extremely dangerous for everyone using the roads,” said Karthik.
