Perception of First-Year Medical Students Towards Cadaveric Oath.

BACKGROUND: Cadaveric oath-taking is a special way of expressing respect and gratitude to the donors and their families of medical students. The cadaveric oath-taking ceremony was organized for the first time in our medical college. Our study was carried out with the aim of understanding the perceptions of the students after the oath-taking ceremony. METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Anatomy among first-year medical students of a medical college. The total sample size was 100. Data was collected using a pre-structured questionnaire among a group of students who took part in a cadaveric oath-taking ceremony, conducted for the first time in the medical college. RESULTS: Sixty-eight percent of the respondents strongly agreed that cadaveric oath is important in anatomy learning. Eighty-four percent of respondents fully agree with the fact that cadavers are silent mentors. About 88.00% of respondents strongly agreed that they should be thankful to the family members for the noble gesture of body donation. Ninety-five percent of respondents strongly feel that cadavers should be treated with respect, compassion, care, and dignity. CONCLUSIONS: The cadaveric oath-taking ceremony holds significant importance in medical education, providing a unique opportunity and avenue to pay tribute to donors and acknowledge their generous contributions. Our study strongly supports integrating the cadaveric oath ceremony at the start of anatomy dissection, fostering ethical principles among aspiring doctors, and honoring the invisible guides in the field of medical education.

Prevalence of Anemia in Adolescent Girls attending Specific Schools of Kavrepalanchok, Nepal.

INTRODUCTION: Adolescents comprise individuals in the age group 10 to 19 who are undergoing a period of gradual transition of growth and development. Adolescent girls are at high risk of anemia and malnutrition. This research has been aimed to find the prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls attending specific schools of Panchkhal municipality in Kavrepalanchowk in Nepal. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in one government and one private school of Panchkhal Municipality of Kavre district in adolescent girls of age 10 to 19 from December 2017 to April 2018 attending grade five till ten in the field practice area of a medical college. After ethical approval, anthropometric measurements of height, weight, and blood were taken for hemoglobin estimation. Descriptive analysis was done in Microsoft excel 2016. RESULTS: Out of 95 adolescent girls, fourteen (14.74%) adolescent girls were anemic. The mean age was 13.35±1.629 years, mean height and weight were 1.58m and 44.11kg, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows a lower prevalence of anemia than reported by national data, but it is higher than that reported by developed countries. Anemia and undernutrition have long terms detrimental effects on adolescent girls, so health education and prevention is necessary.

Knowledge of Medical Students and Faculties of a Medical College Towards Human Body and Organ Donation: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

INTRODUCTION: The study of clinical anatomy is inseparable from cadaveric dissection. However, scarcity of cadavers is observed all over the world. So, body donation is propounded and is a major source of cadavers worldwide. However, nowadays, there is a scarcity of cadavers for the body dissection in the medical course & also due to the rise in the number of medical institutions in Nepal. This research aimed to find out the knowledge of medical and nursing students at a medical college regarding human body and organ donation. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 medical and nursing students in a tertiary care hospital of Kathmandu valley. After obtaining ethical approval, a semistructured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. RESULTS: Most of the respondents, 360 (90%) knew that organs could be donated from living donors as well as cadavers. A majority of the respondents 374 (93.5%) said that bodies could be donated for educational and learning purposes. The eyes were the most commonly donated organ. One hundred seventy five (43.5%) of the respondents were motivated to donate their bodies or organs. Self-motivation followed by motivation through media by celebrities, family members, and faculties were seen among the participants. CONCLUSIONS: We need a proper voluntary body donation act to facilitate medical teaching with the proper motivation of people for this generous gift to further the knowledge and expand the field of medical science.

Air Medical Evacuation of Nepalese Citizen During Epidemic of COVID-19 from Wuhan to Nepal.

In December 2019, the world was disrupted by the news of a new strain of virus known as Novel Corona virus, taking lives of many in China. Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei province is said to be the place where the outbreak started. The city went on a lockdown as the disease spread rapidly. After the lockdown, most countries like India and Bangladesh airlifted their citizens who were studying in Wuhan. Similarly, Nepal also has many youth studying medicine in Wuhan. Pleas for help from the students reached the government. This was a first encounter of such experience for Nepal government. With the help of Health Emergency Organizing committee, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Nepal Army Hospital, Nepal Police Hospital, Waste Management team, Nepal Ambulance service, Tribhuwan Airport and Royal Airlines the government of Nepal planned, organized and successfully brought back all the 175 students on 15 the February, 2019 from Wuhan, China. The aim of the present article is to share the experience, the challenges faced and recommendations for future similar cases. Keywords: evacuation; Nepal; Novel Corona virus; Wuhan.