{"id":2878,"date":"2014-02-25T18:25:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T02:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2014-02-25T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T02:26:19","slug":"pbs-science-reporter-miles-obrien-says-arm-injury-required-partial-amputation-of-his-limb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/02\/25\/pbs-science-reporter-miles-obrien-says-arm-injury-required-partial-amputation-of-his-limb\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS science reporter Miles O’Brien says arm injury required partial amputation of his limb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES – PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien says his left arm was amputated above the elbow after an apparently minor injury turned serious.<\/p>\n

In a blog post posted Tuesday and verified by PBS, O’Brien recounts the Feb. 12 injury that occurred while he was on assignment in Asia and how it progressed to a life-threatening stage.<\/p>\n

O’Brien says he was diagnosed with “acute compartment syndrome,” in which blocked blood flow in the body can cause serious consequences.<\/p>\n

The PBS reporter says his doctor told him removing part of the arm was a choice between “a life and a limb.” He says he’s grateful to be alive.<\/p>\n

PBS spokeswoman Anne Bell says O’Brien has continued working, despite the ordeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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