Tradies operate on doctor’s wrist in Antarctica
They followed instructions via a telehealth hookup to inject anaesthetic and realign her broken hand
Tradies at Australia’s Antarctic base have proven to be very handy people to have around, especially if you’re the only doctor there and you need surgery.
Dr Cathryn O’Sullivan (pictured) was wintering on the base when she broke her hand in an accident more than 3400km from specialist care in Hobart, Tasmania.
Tradespeople on the base, working under the supervision of Tasmanian doctors, had to operate on the fractured hand, according to a report on ABC News.
She couldn’t be flown off the base because of the winter weather and — having injured her dominant right hand — self-operating was also out, ABC News says.
