U.S. PBS correspondent Miles O'Brien loses forearm after mishap

Public television science correspondent Miles O'Brien had his left forearm amputated during emergency surgery earlier this month after suffering what he thought was a minor blow to his limb while packing up some equipment, he said on Tuesday. O'Brien, 54, chronicled the progression of his medical horror story, which unfolded at the end of a lengthy reporting trip to Japan and the Philippines, in an account posted on his personal blog site. The initial injury, caused by a storage case falling onto his arm, left the limb sore and swollen, but O'Brien said he thought it would heal on its own without medical attention.



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