History unit 5: When was amputation resorted to?
And how many men had lost limbs by 1918?

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When was amputation resorted to?  
And how many men had lost limbs by 1918?

Alana Ray · Accepted Answer

If neither wound excision or the use of antiseptics succeeded in stopping the spreading of infection the only way to deal with it was through amputation of wounded limbs 
By 1918, 240,000 men had lost limbs

History unit 5

When was amputation resorted to? And how many men had lost limbs by 1918?

If neither wound excision or the use of antiseptics succeeded in stopping the spreading of infection the only way to deal with it was through amputation of wounded limbs By 1918, 240,000 men had lost limbs

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