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“At that moment, Erichsen improvised something extraordinary: he clamped his mouth around the open wound in her neck and began to suck out the blood and mucus blocking her air passage. After three mouthfuls, the patient’s pulse quickened, and the color returned to her cheeks. The woman survived against all odds and returned to the wards.”

EXCUSE ME???