A human life saved via Text Message (1 Viewer)

[sam04u]

A British doctor has saved the life of a boy in DR Congo by performing an amputation using mobile text message instructions from a colleague in the UK.

David Nott who was working 24-hour shifts with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres in Rutshuru realised the 16-year-old boy needed urgent help after his arm had become gangrenous.

He had never performed the operation before but knew a surgeon who had.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7762920.stm

Wow, of all the things in the news to me this is the most amazing. It shows that all the technology that is created, really does scream to the goodness of man. Yet sadly in many cases is not used to their potential.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY

Listen to this speech. Please.

Also feel free to move this topic to Light and Offbeat news because surely this is not worthy to be considered important news. *sigh*

 

[Josip Broz Tito]

Yes, i saw this yesterday. Truly amazing.

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

I saw this on SUNRISE. When I woke up to a better breakfast. I send a message to Kochie so he could write it on the ROSwall.

 

[chicky_pie]

just chop the damn thing off and you're done.