Amput8ion by SMS?

December 3, 2008 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
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A British surgeon performed an amputation procedure he’d never attempted before with instructions he received via SMS

A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Africa with help from instructions sent to him by text message. Faced with carrying out an unfamiliar operation, David Nott called his surgical colleague Meirion Thomas. Professor Thomas replied with two messages detailing the procedure along with the words ‘Easy!’ and ‘Good luck’. The operation was a success and the 16-year-old patient from the Democratic Republic of Congo made a good recovery.

via BBC

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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