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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6289474" data-attributes="member: 6696971">You have to be thinking this due to your exposure to very recent history which is tainted by the march of modern medicine; the advent of penicillin to treat infection (post WWI), the development and advancement of field triage protocols, and the advancement of surgical techniques, tools, and technology.Real, lethal martial combat without modern medicine, even dark/middle ages embedded with high fantasy conceits, would be a meat (not HP) grinder without plot protection (HP).&nbsp; People would die primarily due to vasovagal response and/or generic loss of consciousness through sudden loss of blood pressure due to a rapid blood loss.&nbsp; Then its coup de gracie.&nbsp; I've suffered dozens of traumatic soft tissue injuries and bone breaks.&nbsp; The body responds with all manner of impairing terribleness (vasovagal response) even if you aren't anywhere near threatened with death; lightheadedness, nausea/vertigo (possibly inducing vomiting), extreme cold/hot accompanied by massive perspiration, weakness, tunnel vision, and straight-up feinting.&nbsp; Its awful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6289474, member: 6696971"] You have to be thinking this due to your exposure to very recent history which is tainted by the march of modern medicine; the advent of penicillin to treat infection (post WWI), the development and advancement of field triage protocols, and the advancement of surgical techniques, tools, and technology. Real, lethal martial combat without modern medicine, even dark/middle ages embedded with high fantasy conceits, would be a meat (not HP) grinder without plot protection (HP). People would die primarily due to vasovagal response and/or generic loss of consciousness through sudden loss of blood pressure due to a rapid blood loss. Then its coup de gracie. I've suffered dozens of traumatic soft tissue injuries and bone breaks. The body responds with all manner of impairing terribleness (vasovagal response) even if you aren't anywhere near threatened with death; lightheadedness, nausea/vertigo (possibly inducing vomiting), extreme cold/hot accompanied by massive perspiration, weakness, tunnel vision, and straight-up feinting. Its awful. [/QUOTE]

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