Winter’s cold impact on battlefield casualties: slower blood clotting, frostbite, and hypothermia risks

26/ A further winter factor that is likely to cause increased casualties on both sides is that blood doesn't coagulate as fast in the cold, leading to more shock cases, while wounds are vulnerable to frostbite and increase the risk of hypothermia.

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