The Art of Diagnosing good health vs Diagnosing ill-health

Health like beauty is often a matter of subjective impression. But, while beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, the diagnosis of perfect and positive health is a verdict rendered after a carefully executed medical examination.

FIGHTING AN ENEMY – A STORY FROM SURATGARH, RAJASTHAN

Suratgarh, Rajasthan, is the venue of training for members of Indian Armed Forces. The battle preparation gives a sense of excitement. The story is about an individual who presented with medical symptoms of excitement caused by a terrifying disease known as ‘Hydrophobia’, the fatal infection with Rabies Virus.

A challenge to Existence – A story from Military Hospital Ambala

A young woman aged about 17 years was subjected to an unnecessary surgical procedure and had exposed her to a deadly infection of Tetanus. She was diagnosed very early and yet her life could not be saved. Human existence faces different challenges from different directions. We all need protection just to survive and live a normal course of life before we drop to the ground like a ripened fruit.

A squirrel story to explore consciousness

The term consciousness is not a description of mere psychological function or mental awareness. Consciousness includes awareness of both mind, and body in relation to external and internal environment for the purpose of maintaining the state of existence.

LIVING UNDER THE SHADOW – A PRESCRIPTION FOR DEATH

Mrs. Padma Sundarji in 1978 had faced a challenge to her existence and when I first met her, I had recognized that the bloom of Good Health and Vitality could not be seen on her face. In the gardens that we tend, we should let the flowers bloom.

The Art of Battlefield Medicine

Army Medical corps faces its greatest challenge in providing initial Resuscitative Care to the Battle Casualty in the Combat Zone.

The Victory Over Death – The Psychology of Warfare

The psychological preparation for war demands that the man should overcome his ‘Fear of Death’ so that he could physically march toward’s his enemy’s position and willingly confront the threat of Death.Indian Tradition views this as an act of severing the pedicle or stalk of a Cucumber to separate it from its attachment to the Vine. Breaking Free from Attachment is the Mantra.

The Freedom From Sickness-Sarve Santu Niramaya

The Indian Army Medical Corps promotes the idea that there should be Freedom from Sickness and that no person should experience any thought that may arouse a sense of sorrow or grief.