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Just one man survived the Air India crash. What's it like to survive a mass disaster?

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) meeting with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, sole survivor of the Air India flight 171 crash, at a hospital in Ahmedabad. [AFP]

By Erin Smith, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead (Paramedicine), La Trobe University

Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British citizen returning from a trip to India, was confirmed as the only survivor of last week's deadly Air India crash.

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