"DIY medicine" covers a lot of ground: at one (terrifying) end of the spectrum are the brave surgeons and citizens who operate on themselves, and at the other are the doctors who find novel uses for everyday items, such as using wooden spoons to staunch massive hemorrhages or setting a broken nose with a mallet and champagne cork. Here is another example of the latter type: apparently, getting the recommended medical clip for use in facial surgeries is difficult (and expensive) in India, so thes
