Designing for the Life Span Segment 2
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Transition and Change in America's Way of Life and Work.
World War I created a new phenomenon... the disabled veteran. For the first time in history many wounded could be saved rather than die of infections after trauma and amputation.
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World War I shaped the 20th century. It brought America out of isolation. It was a war of mechanized death - giving countries the machine gun, aerial bombardment and poison gas. It also gave the world the disabled veteran, a phenomenon that had not occurred after any previous war. War wounds had proven so difficult to treat and manage in prior wars that most soldiers died of their wounds. Battlefield triage and quick response of medical teams were instrumental - along with vastly improved medical practices and technology - in saving those wounded. A new person thus reentered American society after the war... the disabled veteran. For the first time, governments and society had to cope with the challenges and demands of disability - and the reintegration of honored and fellow Americans back into American life and work.
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