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Australian doctor uses household drill to save boy

May. 20, 2009
A doctor in rural Australia used a handyman's power drill to bore a hole into the skull of a boy with a severe head injury, saving his life. Nicholas Rossi fell off his bike on Friday in the small Victoria state city of Maryborough, hitting his head on the...
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