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

  • @Xcf456@lemmy.nz
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    510 months ago

    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
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      610 months ago

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