Would you be interested in a sci fi RPG: THE POLL

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Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, June 15 2006 14:50 Profile Homepage #50 I've heard the opposite about wounds. A head or chest wound would frequently get infected and that would be that. Limb wounds would also get infected, but amputation could solve that. How amputation was likely to remove gangrene without leading to new infections of the torso isn't entirely clear to me. —Alorael, who was just weighing the benefits of a trans-nasal pneumonectomy. They say that they're recommended at a certain age... Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Randomizer Law Bringer Member # 6785	written Thursday, June 15 2006 17:56 Profile #51 Amputation as a solution for gangrene would depend upon whether the site was cauterized immediately to stop bleeding and a side effect kill the germs in the area. Also some people did use alcoholic beverages to disinfect/clean wounds. In medival times casualties among the lower classes was higher than the nobles who could be ransomed back for money. So it paid to disarm and capture/surrender instead of fight to the bitter end. Also armor shifted from absorbing blows to deflecting them so there would be less damage in combat. You didn't have to rely on just a shield to deflect the blow. Padding beneath the armor would help to absorb the blow's force to help withstand damage. That's why the emphasis shifted to slipping a sword's point into a joint and less on trading blows. It became less effective to batter an enemy in hopes of penetrating armor or breaking a bone. Posts: 4643 \| Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00

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Topic: Would you be interested in a sci fi RPG: THE POLL

Or else o'erleap.

Law Bringer

Member # 335

written Thursday, June 15 2006 14:50 Profile Homepage #50

I've heard the opposite about wounds. A head or chest wound would frequently get infected and that would be that. Limb wounds would also get infected, but amputation could solve that.

How amputation was likely to remove gangrene without leading to new infections of the torso isn't entirely clear to me.

—Alorael, who was just weighing the benefits of a trans-nasal pneumonectomy. They say that they're recommended at a certain age...

Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00

Randomizer

Law Bringer

Member # 6785

written Thursday, June 15 2006 17:56 Profile #51

Amputation as a solution for gangrene would depend upon whether the site was cauterized immediately to stop bleeding and a side effect kill the germs in the area. Also some people did use alcoholic beverages to disinfect/clean wounds.

In medival times casualties among the lower classes was higher than the nobles who could be ransomed back for money. So it paid to disarm and capture/surrender instead of fight to the bitter end.

Also armor shifted from absorbing blows to deflecting them so there would be less damage in combat. You didn't have to rely on just a shield to deflect the blow. Padding beneath the armor would help to absorb the blow's force to help withstand damage. That's why the emphasis shifted to slipping a sword's point into a joint and less on trading blows. It became less effective to batter an enemy in hopes of penetrating armor or breaking a bone.

Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00