Massachusetts — A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl used what she learned about creating a tourniquet from The Hunger Games to rescue her friend.
The Gloucester Times reports Mackenzie George was playing in a Gloucester marsh with friends on 3 June when she slipped and cut her calf open. Megan Gething jumped in to action and tied a pair of shorts around her friend's leg to slow blood loss, using a tip she learned from the young adult science fiction novels.
Megan says all that was going through her mind was helping "Kenzie."
The injured girl was transported to a hospital, where doctors were able to rule out muscle or nerve damage following surgery.
Mackenzie's father says doctors expect a complete recovery in a month.
The Georges say they're thankful for Megan's help.
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by Suzanne Collins.
It was turned into a major movie franchise which starred Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutchinson and Liam Hemsworth.
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