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What tool did Bethune fatally cut his finger with?

  • Scalpel

  • Hammer

  • Saw

  • Pair of scissors

Answer

Bethune cut his finger with a scalpel, a surgical tool that is used to make precise incisions in the skin. He was working in a makeshift hospital in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the wound became infected. He died of blood poisoning a few days later.
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