"Jeep Seat!" Topic
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 enfant perdus  | 02 Sep 2014 6:59 p.m. PST |
Never heard of this until today, thanks to reddit/r/todayilearned.
link The relevant WWII part.
The condition was widespread in the United States Army during World War II. More than eighty thousand soldiers having the condition required hospitalization;the average length of these wartime hospital stays was 55 days. The condition was termed "jeep seat" or "Jeep riders' disease", because a large portion of people who were being hospitalized for it rode in Jeeps, and prolonged rides in the bumpy vehicles were believed to have caused the condition due to irritation and pressure on the coccyx. 80K+ casualties, with an average hospital stay of 55 days! What an amazing war. |
| 79thPA | 02 Sep 2014 7:39 p.m. PST |
I see an FOW special rule coming on… |
| Frederick | 02 Sep 2014 7:51 p.m. PST |
Still exists, and having treated a number of people with it in my young and foolish days it is still a (literal) pain the butt to treat |
| Sundance | 02 Sep 2014 8:11 p.m. PST |
I remember riding in/driving jeeps in the pre-HMWWV days. Yeah, they weren't particularly comfy! |
| Martin Rapier | 03 Sep 2014 3:18 a.m. PST |
Motor vehicles generally are responsible for a large number of casualties in both wartime and peacetime. |
| Beaumap | 03 Sep 2014 8:03 a.m. PST |
Did they get Purple Hearts? |
| donlowry | 03 Sep 2014 9:46 a.m. PST |
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| HistoryPhD | 03 Sep 2014 2:28 p.m. PST |
If riding in a WWII Jeep was anything like riding in an M151 Mutt, I can fully understand. |
| recon35 | 03 Sep 2014 5:49 p.m. PST |
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| SouthernPhantom | 02 Apr 2015 4:44 p.m. PST |
Still recovering from one myself, actually. Not a pleasant experience. |
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finds bridges to match the river sets.
