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(#1) Google Cardboard Saves Toddler
The prominence of virtual reality is giving rise to some pretty strange inventions, and Google Cardboard is no exception. Made from cheap material, the $20 pair of cardboard goggles allows you to view 3D images in real time while, by mounting your smartphone to the apparatus. It may seem silly, but so far the ramifications have been huge - and even lifesaving. A team of surgeons at Nicklaus Children's Hospital used it to save Teegan Lexcon, a baby born with a heart and lung defect. With the device, they were able to map out her heart in 3D and facilitate their operation.
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(#2) Doctor Uses Google Glass to Give Patient the Most Helpful Treatment
You might be hard-pressed to find a doctor using Google Glass to help save lives and effectively treat patients, but that's exactly what Dr. Steven Horng did. His patient had a hemorrhage and was also allergic to most of the available medications. Rather than laboriously going through his patient's medical records, Horng used Google Glass to quickly look them up and find the most appropriate and helpful treatment.
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(#3) Caroline Greeves Self-Diagnosed Her Cancer with Google
When Caroline Greaves was told that her throat pain was just an infection, she was skeptical and decided to Google her symptoms. Having found out that she matched all the symptoms of a rare form of oral cancer, she returned to her doctor and they were able to diagnose her in time for treatment. She underwent six months of chemotherapy and went into remission.
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(#4) Austrailian Hostage Saved by Quick Google Check
While at the Australian embassy in Baghdad, John Martinkus was taken hostage by terrorists seeking ransom. They thought he was working for the CIA and threatened to kill him, but he was actually just a journalist. In order to prove his identity, they did a Google search on him and released him once they found out the truth.
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(#5) Google Saves Another Hostage
Sander Cokelare was minding his own business when an embittered ex-employee of the company he worked for, SMET UK LTD, kidnapped him and tied him to a tree. John Charles, the kidnapper, claimed that his boss owed him money and wanted to use Cokelare's credentials in order to schedule a one-on-one meeting. Luckily, Cokelare was able to hide his phone from the kidnapper. Once the kidnapper had left the scene, he used his phone to Google his location, sending it to his boss, who then called the police to rescue him and catch the kidnapper
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(#6) Google Translate Saves Russian Nanny from House Fire
When the fire department responded to a fire that broke out in Surrey, the fire fighters weren't expecting to face another barrier: language. They were trying to ask a Russian nanny at the scene questions, but she did not know English. With the help of Google translate they were able to communicate effectively.
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(#7) Fighterfighter Uses Google Glass to Save Lives
Patrick Jackson, a firefighter from North Carolina, began designing an app for Google Glass when he found out about their untapped potential for saving lives. The app provides functions such as instant access to vital information for other firefighters, video recording, and instantaneous feedback to get the job done quickly and efficiently.
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(#8) Google Translate Saves Baby
Paramedics Gerry McCann and Shane Mulcahy were driving a pregnant Congolese woman to the hospital, expecting nothing out of the ordinary. However, she went into labor in the ambulance. Once they pulled over to the side of the road, they encountered another problem: the woman didn't know English. With the help of Google Translate, they were able to understand her Swahili and deliver a healthy baby.
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(#9) Woman's Ovarian Cancer Diagnosed with Google
When Sadie Rance told her doctors about her abdominal pain, they diagnosed it as irritable bowel syndrome. Sadie wasn't too happy about their conclusion and decided to do some medical sleuthing herself. Said sleuthing led to a daunting revelation that she had most of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. She went back to the doctors and they discovered a tumor. Luckily, she underwent successful treatment.
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(#10) Woman Self-Diagnosed Pregnancy Complications with Google Search
Lesly Neadel, a Good Housekeeping contributor, knew something was wrong around the 36 week mark of her pregnancy when an intense itching sensation took over her body. Her doctor said that the itching was normal and gave her some cream for it, but it kept getting worse. Finally, she decided to Google the symptoms herself, learning she might have intraheptic cholestasis, a deadly illness that could cause stillbirth in newborn babies. Luckily, she was then correctly diagnosed and treated in time.
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(#11) Kidnapped Child Finds His Way Home 23 Years Later with Google Earth
Saroo accidentally got aboard a runaway train in India when he was five years old, separating him from the rest of his family. For the next 23 years he searched hopelessly to find out where he lived, with only the blurriest of details to guide him. In 2013, with the help of Google Earth, he was able to find his home and reunite with his relatives.
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(#12) Google Search Finds Kidnapped Girl
Natalie Maltais was picked up by her grandmother for a weekend stay in part of a joint-custody agreement. But that quickly turned sour once her grandmother left the state with Maltais and told the parents she wasn't coming back. With the help of law enforcement, they were able to find the coordinates of Natalie's cell phone via GPS tracking, and get her back safely.
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(#13) Five Year Old Kidnapped, Then Reunited with Family Thanks to Google
Lou Gong, a Chinese boy, was kidnapped on his way to kindergarten and taken hundreds of miles from his home. Years later, he sought to find his family again through a website devoted to reuniting people, but all he could remember was that he came from a town that had two bridges. With the help of a volunteer's information, as well as Google maps, he was able to locate his old home and reunite with his family.
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(#14) Man Finds Lifesaving Treatment on Google
Adam Riddle was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2006. His kidney had been removed and the treatment was a temporary success. But in 2012, the cancer came back and was in an advanced stage. Left with few options, Riddle turned to Google, which provided him with an alternative: a new experimental treatment with a low success rate at The Christie Hospital in Manchester. He took his chances and it worked, with Google helping to save his life.
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Most people think that the Internet is often used for entertainment, such as video games or movies, but it can save lives sometimes. Google is recognized as the largest technology company in the world. Over the years, Google has continuously innovated and introduced some powerful features. For example, Google is updating its Pixel Phone emergency information app, it will detect traffic accidents, and will automatically call 911 and inform the location.
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