Saved By A Text Message

According to sources in the Daily Mail, a sixteen year old boy whose name remains unknown, was rushed to hospital after being attacked by a hippopotamus in his home land of the Congo. The boy whose left arm had been partially 'ripped off' was gripped by life threatening infection when the wound become gangrenous.

Vascular surgeon,Dr. David Nott was on call at the time of the boys accident. When asked about his initial opinion of the boys condition he stated:
"He was dying. He had about two or three days to live when I saw him."

The only treatment for an infection of this magnitude is a operation known as a forequarter amputation whereby a surgeon is needed to remove the collar bone, shoulder blade and all other infected tissue around the wound. Dr. Nott, volunteering at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Rutshuru admitted to never having performed the procedure before.

Through a series of text messages with a close friend and medical colleague in London, Nott was able to follow step by step instructions on how to properly execute the amputation. Though, as many know, text messages can be difficult to decipher, Nott was adamant he knew what he was doing the entire time stating:
"I knew exactly what my colleague meant because we have operated together many times."

Dr. Nott, keen to put use to his specialized skills, was glad to announce the teenage boy's operation a success resulting in a full recovery.