Wireless surgery saves sailor injured at sea
A dramatic case unfolds as a Swan Island wireless operator relays a life saving operation for a wounded seaman. Dr Charles Casey directs a homeward, 200 mile distant surgical team from a shipboard operating room set up in a wireless hub. Mrs Gibbons and a Cook County nurse assist in completing the risky procedure under radio guidance.
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Sean Inland Esck
Casey
Gibbons
Gineer
Salah
Martiour
Frank Gibbons
Mise Eisle Baunders
Nuree
Cook County Hospital of
Chicago
Mr. Gibbons
Prank Gibbons
Swan Jetand
Abe
Lee
Am I am not enough: surgeons and a nurse recall a daring amputation
A nurse recounts a perilous surgical feat away from home where an amputation is performed under dire conditions. She describes guiding Swan Island operatives from a distance, detailing the makeshift steps to control bleeding, prepare the limb, and complete the operation while confronting fear and personal conflict.
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Chicago
Swan Island
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Ford
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Tex
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