INSTRUCTIONS BY RADIO
TREATMENT FOR APPENDICITIS AT SEA VESSEL WITHOUT DOCTOR By Telegraph Association.
WELLINGTON, this day
How human life was saved at sea by means of radio was recounted by the ship’s surgeon, Dr. R. D. Flintan' when the Rualiine reached Wellington yesterday from London.
In the North Atlantic the Otaio, a freighter without a doctor on board, reported by radio that a man was lying dangerously ill. From a description Dr. Flintan was able to diagnose appendicitis and prescribed treatment which enabled the patient to be brought safely to port. For five days Dr. Flintan was in constant communication with the Otaio by radio.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9206, 7 April 1938, Page 3
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