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Originally Posted by Raellus
What kind of treatment could a wounded soldier in 2000 hope to receive? There are no more air-evacs, many fewer trained combat surgeons, etc. Do the chances of surviving a bullet wound diminish to WWII levels (at the best)? Is it worse than that? Would a simple bullet wound to a limb in 2000 result in an amputation and a 50% chance of gangrene and death? Am I being too pessimistic?
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If anything, I think that T2K is too optimistic. A lot of care is going to be little better than a Civil War field doctor could administer, and it was well known that treatment at a Civil War field aid station was most likely going to kill you.