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Text Message Surgery Saves Teenager's Life - CNN.com

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cnn.com — A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Congo, Africa, with help from instructions sent to him by text message.

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Comments (8)

  1. Good thing he had cell service. Wow.

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    1. @kat136 I wonder how that read....

      "hey... need help with arm issue"
      "wtf?"
      "its dead"
      "get a saw"
      "ok"
      "did it work?"
      "yes"
      "=)"

      Ok, I'm bad. real bad.

      =)

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    2. @Skeptik
      ROFL...

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    3. @kat136 thanks, I'll accept that as applause for my demented mind.

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  2. "...one of only a handful of UK surgeons familiar with the difficult procedure of removing the collar bone while 'lol'ing..."

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  3. thanks good article

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  4. good luck! now *that* is funny.

    i feel sorry for the poor kid..that sounds awful. i'd probably choose death. but then, i'm a rockclimber!

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    1. @yoda Beats trolling

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