eli5 why were pre-anesthesia amputations not done with quillotine like devices to make it as fast as possible?
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Because that would do more damage than good. It’s not like cartoons where you end up with a clean slice through from top to bottom, you have to stitch it shut properly or the amputee will bleed to death and the risk of infection is significantly higher.
A proper amputation leaves the flesh looking more like an alligators jaw so they can close it up around the severed bone and sew it shut.
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