Doctor fears war's horror kept hidden

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Doctor fears war's horror kept hidden
By Diane Carman
Denver Post Columnist

Dr. Gene Bolles is often accused of being a pacifist. It's not something he considers an insult.

He makes no apologies for his distaste for war, which he considers a failure of civilization, not a triumph. And he says he's not against all Bolles spoke of "young kids having their extremities blown off, their eyesight lost, their brains badly injured." He treated "a whole bunch of kids who will have chronic pain from secondary spinal problems for the rest of their lives."

In this war, he said, with all its powerful artillery, he saw much more serious head injuries with more damaging concussive effects than in previous wars.

And, as with Vietnam and other wars, the numbers of soldiers who will suffer post-traumatic stress disorder will be staggering, he said. "Traumatic stress is not appreciated as a serious problem yet," he said. "It will be." wars. He understands our need to defend ourselves.

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Bolles spoke of "young kids having their extremities blown off, their eyesight lost, their brains badly injured." He treated "a whole bunch of kids who will have chronic pain from secondary spinal problems for the rest of their lives."

In this war, he said, with all its powerful artillery, he saw much more serious head injuries with more damaging concussive effects than in previous wars.

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