Impact on awareness and knowledge of resuscitation by structured training of compression-only life support (COLS) among non-medical staff.

Background And Aims: This study intended to analyse the effectiveness of compression-only life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation (COLS CPR) training based on training knowledge acquired among non-medical staffs.

Methods: The study was conducted among 300 non-medical staffs. Study design: It is an observational study where the effect of COLS CPR training was evaluated based on the pre-training and post-training assessment score.

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in patients with COVID-19.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Many aspects of its pathology and pathogenesis are not well understood.

Material And Methods: We describe a series of spontaneous air leak cases we found in our coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive 1086-patient cohort.

Critical care as a career for anaesthesiologists.

Anaesthesiologists by virtue of their understanding of physiology, pharmacology and resuscitation skills are best suited to manage critical care units. Armed with this varied knowledge, the anaesthesiologist is 'physician to the surgeon and a surgeon to the physician'. Specialised training helps them to provide extended postoperative and critical care.