Doctors of Kamineni Hospital Save Techie Life After Manja Cuts Through Neck

Although Sankranti is still more than 40 days away, manja-related accidents have already begun in the city. 

Karthik, a software engineer from the Gurramgudaarea, was travelling on his bike with his fiancée towards Nagole when he suddenly felt something tighten around his neck. Before he could react, the sharp thread had already sliced through his skin. 

A passerby noticed him bleeding and rushed him immediately to Kamineni Hospital. Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr. Rishith Battini, who treated Karthik, explained the severity of the case.

Karthik was riding over the Kamineni flyover when a stray manja



string got entangled around his neck. Despite wearing a helmet, the thread cut deeply into the exposed neck region. 

The impact tore through the neck muscles and severed the upper blood vessels. Fortunately, the deeper major vessels and airway were not damaged, preventing a more life-threatening situation. However, heavy bleeding had already started.

When he was brought to the emergency room, our first attempt was to control the bleeding, which was not fully successful. 

We quickly decided to shift him to surgery. Within 30 minutes, we began the procedure and successfully reattached the severed blood vessels and repaired the muscle.