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In Ukraine, tens of thousands of soldiers have returned from the frontlines without limbs. Most of them will require support in some form for the rest of their lives.


But not all of those amputations are purely the result of direct hits on the battlefield. Ukraine’s Chief Military Surgeon has said the improper use of tourniquets could be responsible for as many as one in four lost limbs.


Have medics become too reliant on the tourniquet? And what does this enormous burden of injury mean for Ukraine in the long term?


To find out, Arthur and Venetia are joined by two former military medics, Captain Rom Stevens and Eddie Chanoler.


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Read more about this issue:

‘Cult’ of tourniquets causing thousands of unnecessary amputations and deaths in Ukraine, say surgeons

How Ukraine rehabilitates its war wounded will define it as a nation


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