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On #ArmisticeDay we also recognise and honour the service of military surgeons, whose dedication pioneered major advancements in #medicine, and improved outcomes for veterans.
A thread about #PlasticSurgery and its origins on the battlefield
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A thread about #PlasticSurgery and its origins on the battlefield
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Never before #WWI had conflict brought such mass devastation in terms of death and injury: 37M military and civilian casualties. 16M dead and 21M wounded.
Image: the Western Front during WWI, generations of trenches & thousands of craters from mortars, artillery & detonations.
Image: the Western Front during WWI, generations of trenches & thousands of craters from mortars, artillery & detonations.
During 4 years of #WWI, military surgeons developed new techniques on the battlefield and in supporting hospitals.
In the war’s final 2 years, their work resulted in more survivors of injuries that would have previously proved mortal.
In the war’s final 2 years, their work resulted in more survivors of injuries that would have previously proved mortal.
