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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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