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daihlo t1_j5g7zf4 wrote

Hospitals have been using maggots to debride dead flesh from wounds and leeches to prevent blood clots and keep blood flowing freely

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ToothlessGrandma t1_j5ghuu1 wrote

I don't even need a hospital. They've been growing out of me for years.

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criticalpwnage t1_j5gs9jw wrote

Are you a zombie?

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[deleted] t1_j5h3wlw wrote

Probably one of those Darktide enemies where you hit them and maggots explode out of them.

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Doom_Eagles t1_j5k0ezh wrote

Hey now let's not be hasty here.

Nurgle's Pox Walkers smell way better than that guy.

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AustinTreeLover t1_j5k2r7m wrote

My parents were medical providers and they told me about using leeches. That was in the 1990s.

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TheDrakeRamoray t1_j5qetix wrote

They still use them. Especially in surgical fields when you do a reconstruction with a flap to decrease the amount of venous congestion (blood pooling up). When they are done eating you throw them into a bucket of alcohol and they explode.

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