10 amazing tweets from this week’s brain surgery on Twitter
A Houston hospital live tweeted a brain surgery on Wednesday, resulting in some incredible updates.
The healthcare facility isn’t the first to perform the social media feat, but it did grab headlines and Twitter impressions on Wednesday for the effort.
Surgeons removed a benign tumor from a 21-year-old. The tumor was discovered about a month ago after the patient experienced a seizure.
The Twittercast of the surgery started at 7:30 am CST. The first incision occurred around 9 am CST. Live tweeting took place for roughly four hours, according to Memorial Hermann.
Here are 10 tweets from the surgery thus far (STOP reading if you’re feeling squeamish):
patient being wheeled into the room… pinterest.com/pin/1572038432…
— Memorial Hermann(@houstonhospital) May 9, 2012
Some medications are given to calm the patient before going into the operating room. #MHbrain
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