Cry for help on the Internet
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A twenty-year-old woman in Finland who suffered from burning pain alone in a library has managed to ask for medical help through the Internet. Twelve-year-old Sean Redden from Denton, TX responded the call. His mother was able to get help from medical teams in Finland through 911.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
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Angels on the Internet
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A Chinese child suffering from a congenitally malformed heart was restored to health through the charitable assistance of strangers who responded to the father's message on a Web page. The strangers raised funds for the child's air transport and operation.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1998
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Rescue on the Internet
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An appeal for help by two Chinese college students over the Internet saved a 21-year-old chemistry student from thallium poisoning. The medical intervention involved physicians and toxicologists from the US and Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
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