DIAGNOSIS BY WIRELESS.
PATIENT 100 MILES AWAY, LIVERPOOL^ May 27. A medical examination carried on by wireless over- a distance of 100 miles', followedby close diagnosis and prescription for treatment, is the latest achievement m inter-ocean communication ; On the arrival of ' the liner Orduna at Liverpool the story was told. Just Deforjj; the .steamer entered the Straits of Magellan, a wireless mtesage was received froni the British steamer , Bxoadstorie, saying her iqaster was ill and asking the -ship's surgeon on .board the Orduna to prescribe for hint. - Dt\ Aylward agreed .to 'do so, and' then? began an examination. He asked five questions, which were put and answered within 20 minutes, after .which Dr. Aylward prescribed for the patient, who was at least 100 miles away.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13430, 11 July 1914, Page 11
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125DIAGNOSIS BY WIRELESS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13430, 11 July 1914, Page 11
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