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Looked up antarctica appendectomy: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/health https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/peo

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Looked up antarctica appendectomy: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/health https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-ant... Only required for doctors staying over winter. Neat

HideousKojima 3y ago
Probably because the Soviets famously had only one doctor at one of their stations and he happened to get appendicitis. Had to do his own appendectomy with two assistants to hold a mirror and light, and also what I assume were copious amounts of vodka.