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KIMSHEALTH donates first indigenous myoelectric limb in South India to Kollam resident

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (UNI) When a 51-year-old Anil Kumar, a contractor with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), got both his forearms badly charred in a high-voltage electrocution accident, doctors were left with little choice than amputating those vital limbs of the victim to ensure his survival.
Anil Kumar was electrocuted while working on an 11 KV electric line on January 21 this year, Dr Lakshmi Nair, Consultant, Physical Medicine, KIMSHEALTH, said on Saturday.
Soon after the accident, the victim was brought to KIMSHEALTH, where doctors had the immediate task of ensuring his survival. Tragically, both his forearms, just below the elbow, had to be amputated.
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