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In the old days, how would someone normally treat a puncture wound to the abdomen without a doctor's help?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

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Could be fatal: Puncture wounds "in the old days" were often fatal, as they would get infected and in the pre-antibiotic and pre-anesthesia era, there was not much that could be done about them.

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Answered 5/6/2012

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A member asked:

In the old days, how would someone normally treat a puncture wound to the abdomen without a doctor's help?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Dr Brown agreed

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