Without modern tools and advantages, regardless of environment and skills. (Blades are OK, modern medicine and surgery isn't)
I'm facing further surgery on a wrist I broke 3 years ago, an injury I wouldn't have survived in earlier times (Even in the 1800s, I'd have been looking at amputation) so this has prompted me to ponder just how many of us would have made it this far. (I'm under no illusions, I'm 37 now, and I was a 3lb prem baby, and by rights, shouldn't even be here anyway)
Discounting vaccinations, and week long courses of oral antibiotics, who can honestly, hand on heart say that they would have made it to the age they now are without medical or surgical intervention? Even dentistry has, indirectly, lead to greatly increased life expectancy.
It's not intended to be a TEOTWAWKI thread, and I hope it doesn't descend into that, more like a 'before the world as we know it' thread. (BTWAWKI)
I'm facing further surgery on a wrist I broke 3 years ago, an injury I wouldn't have survived in earlier times (Even in the 1800s, I'd have been looking at amputation) so this has prompted me to ponder just how many of us would have made it this far. (I'm under no illusions, I'm 37 now, and I was a 3lb prem baby, and by rights, shouldn't even be here anyway)
Discounting vaccinations, and week long courses of oral antibiotics, who can honestly, hand on heart say that they would have made it to the age they now are without medical or surgical intervention? Even dentistry has, indirectly, lead to greatly increased life expectancy.
It's not intended to be a TEOTWAWKI thread, and I hope it doesn't descend into that, more like a 'before the world as we know it' thread. (BTWAWKI)