{"id":4117,"date":"2026-08-16T09:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:53:03","slug":"scalpels-and-society-episode-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/?p=4117","title":{"rendered":"Scalpels and Society &#8211; Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When referral isn\u2019t an option, clinical judgment can mean the difference between life and death.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Episode 5 of Scalpels &amp; Society<\/strong>, Dr Philip and Dr Anna Alexander from Lady Willingdon Hospital, Manali, take us into the realities of managing emergencies in resource-constrained settings &#8211; from head injuries without CT and treating DKA without advanced diagnostics, to trauma without a blood bank and managing MI without a cath lab.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the whole video only on Youtube: <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Saving Lives When Referral Isn&amp;apos;t An Option: Scalpels and Society: Episode 5\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nSrzxklDyu4?start=10&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>21 August 2026 | 7:30\u20138:30 PM<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Online | Google Meet<\/strong><br><strong>https:\/\/meet.google.com\/jdo-knjw-yij<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260815-WA0066-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260815-WA0066-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260815-WA0066-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260815-WA0066-600x745.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ruralhospitalnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260815-WA0066.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When referral isn\u2019t an option, clinical judgment can mean the difference between life and death. 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