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

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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- kat136
Good thing he had cell service. Wow.
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1. - Skeptik
  @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. - kat136
  @Skeptik
  ROFL...
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3. - Skeptik
  @kat136 thanks, I'll accept that as applause for my demented mind.
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- sbcea
"...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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- exMixxer
thanks good article
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- yoda
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. - exMixxer
  @yoda Beats trolling
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