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9i Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

What reduced fatal head wounds by 80%?

A

Brodie Helmet

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2
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What was used for the first time at the Second Battle of Ypres (1915)?

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Chlorine gas

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3
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How deep was a trench?

A

2.5 meters

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4
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What solutions did they try to come up with for trench foot?

A

Rubbing whale oil into feet to protect them, keep feet dry and if gangrene developed them amputate.

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5
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What was used for the first time by the British at the Battle of the Somme (1916)?

A

Tanks

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6
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How many causalities were there in the Somme by November 1916?

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400,000

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7
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What was one of the main problems for soldiers at the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)?

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The ground became waterlogged and men fell in the mud and drowned

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8
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Why did the land make transporting injured men from the frontline difficult?

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Was full of craters and holes, roads had been destroyed & before war this land was used for farmer so the fertiliser in the soil meant there was lots of bacteria.

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9
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Who was responsible for carrying the injured from the front line?

A

Stretcher bearers

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10
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Why were horse-drawn carriages a problem?

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Could not cope with large number of casualties & men were often shaken so injuries were made worse

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11
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What was sent to the Western Front for the first time in October 1914?

A

Motor ambulances

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12
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Who was responsible for medical care in the army?

A

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)

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13
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What solutions did they try to come up with for trench foot?

A

Rubbing whale oil into feet to protect them, keep feet dry and if gangrene developed them amputate

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14
Q

How many soldiers died from gas attacks in WW1?

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6,000

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15
Q

What was a problem with X-ray machines?

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Tubes used would over heat so could only be used for one hour so they had to have three machines in rotation

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16
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How many mobile x-ray units were operating in the British Western Front?

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6

17
Q

What were the side effects of mustard gas?

A

Worked within 12 hours, caused both internal and external blisters. Could pass through clothing and burn the skin

18
Q

What were the effects of chlorine & phosgene gas?

A

Suffocation

19
Q

What is gas gangrene?

A

An infection which produces gad in gangrenous wounds. There was no cure and could kill a person within a day

20
Q

What was the aim of the Regimental Aid Post?

A

Give immediate first aid and get as many men back to the fighting

21
Q

How long could the dressing station look after the men?

A

One week

22
Q

Why were Casualty Clearing Stations often set up near railway lines?

A

To allow evacuation of men to the next stage of the chain

23
Q

How many doctors and nurses were there in the CCS at Third Battle of Ypres?

A

379 doctors & 502 nurses

24
Q

Why did CCS start doing operations that were original designed to just be done at Base hospitals?

A

Realised contaminated wounds needed to be dealt with quickly

25
Q

What was the Carrel-Dakin method?

A

Sterilised salt solution was passed through the wound using a tube

26
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What was the problem with the Carrel-Dakin method?

A

The solution needed only lasted for 6 hours so had to be made as it was needed which is difficult with large numbers of injured at same time

27
Q

Why did getting a shrapnel or gunshot wound to the leg mean you only had a 20% survival rate?

A

The splint used did not keep leg rigid so by time at CCS would have lost lots of blood, be in shock and maybe developed gas gangrene

28
Q

What increased the survival rate of a femur fracture of the leg from 80% mortality to 80% survival?

A

Thomas splint

29
Q

What was sent to the Western Front for the first time in October 1914?

A

Motor ambulances

30
Q

Who was responsible for medical care in the army?

A

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)

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