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Surgeon saves boy's life by text

A doctor volunteering in DR Congo has performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text message instructions from a colleague in London. The surgeon performing the operation, David Nott, explains how he had just one pint of blood and an elementary operating theatre at his disposal.

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