Battlefield surgery, 1530. A wounded soldier having an arrowhead extracted from his chest as the battle continues. Image from Feldtbuch des Wundartzney (Fieldbook of Surgery) by H. von Gersdorff, Strasbourg. This image has been colorized.

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Battlefield Surgery, 16th Century

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