Indian Army Doctors Successfully Perform Surgery At 16,000 Feet In Eastern Ladakh Amid Conflict With China

In a remarkable feat, the doctors of the Indian Army successfully removed the appendix of a soldier in a dug-in at a forward surgical centre in Eastern Ladakh region at an altitude of whopping 16,000 feet, reports Times of India.

The surgery was carried out on 28 October by a team of a Lt Colonel, a Major and a Captain ranked doctors in extreme conditions. To perform the procedure amid such adversities was necessitated as the affected soldier could not be evacuated by a chopper due to weather conditions.

The Indian Army holds a significant experience of deployment in harsh winter and cold conditions, as in case of Siachen and the adjoining Kargil-Drass sector.

Meanwhile, it should be noted that in addition to the forward surgical centres as the one where the aforementioned surgery was performed, Indian Army also has full-fledged field hospitals operational in the region, with full capability to perform specialised treatment for extreme weather-related issues faced by the soldiers deployed along with the icy conditions along the LAC.