Battlefield medicine

Who treated the wounded, with what, and how far they had to be carried first.

Documentaries

EP 03 · Halifax · 1917

The Halifax Explosion

On 6 December 1917 the burning munitions ship Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour, killing roughly 2,000 people. This episode follows the doctors, children and families of Halifax and Dartmouth through the blast, the flying glass, the snowstorm that followed, and the weeks of care that came after.

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