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What two wars did Norman Bethune serve in as a front-line trauma surgeon?

  • World War I & II

  • Spanish Civil War & Second Sino-Japanese War

  • Vietnam War & Korean War

  • Gulf War & Afghanistan War

Answer

Norman Bethune was a Canadian surgeon who volunteered to serve as a front-line trauma surgeon in the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War. In Spain, he developed new techniques for treating battlefield injuries and helped to set up a mobile blood bank. In China, he established a hospital in Yan'an and treated thousands of wounded soldiers.
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