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Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI (mainichi.jp)

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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of

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[–] Xcf456 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone know why the article says on a scale unseen since the First World War? I would have assumed since the second world war given the scale of that conflict. Did WW1 have more amputees than ww2?

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Antibiotics are not available during WW1 so I imagine it led to more infected wounds that requires amputations.

[–] Xcf456 2 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah that'd do it