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2023-05-19 14:34:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D4CC30A718414CD5EBE23BF2A8DACC8CC2FA0F8207EEA8D16ABDA7DDB7DA87AC
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The doctor who removed his own appendix did this in Antarctica (Southern Hemisphere) NOT the Arctic (Northern Hemisphere). https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32481442 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Rogozov Medical evacuations from Antarctica in winter are almost impossible, so many expeditions require prior appendectomies, particularly for doctors. https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2019/operation-appendix-antarctica-calls/ https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/health/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180810-villas-las-estrellas-antarctica-base-residents-surgery
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