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by anthony_romeo 1874 days ago
What if someone loses their legs on the eventual Mars base? Are they just SOL until another 20 years of research to accommodate people without limbs?

There are an infinite number of what-if scenarios that can be cherry-picked to form an argument.

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> What if someone loses their legs on the eventual Mars base? Are they just SOL

Realistically? Yeah, I think they'd die. Even if the Mars base had a trauma surgeon, which is a big 'if', would they really be equipped to handle something that severe? Would there even be enough medical staff to support a surgery that involved? If so, that's must be a very developed Mars base. If the Mars base has facilities more comparable to the ISS than an aircraft carrier, I think anybody in that situation would die.