• StarsBypass@lemmy.world
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    Credits:

    Sept. 15, 1970 A victim of American bombing, ethnic Cambodian guerrilla Danh Son Huol is carried to an improvised operating room in a mangrove swamp on the Ca Mau Peninsula. This scene was an actual medical situation, not a publicity setup. The photographer, however, considered the image unexceptional and never printed it. IMAGE: VO ANH KHANH/ANOTHER VIETNAM/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS

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      The photographer, however, considered the image unexceptional and never printed it.

      It’s incredible, the image is so hard hitting to me.

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    I cannot imagine that guy had great chances of survival. Any swamp water in his wounds would likely cause a serious infection.

    Better than nothing I guess

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      I mean in a regular surgery anything below waist level or so is already considered non-sterile, So I think the risk of doctors accidentally dipping their hands in the swamp water is pretty low :P

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    If the context was not provided, I’d assume this is some kind of art performance. Or a scene from some kind of movie.