British Sector On The Western Front

Question 1

Development of blood transfusions

Answer 1

Blood couldn’t be stored so they don’t have to be there
Blood clots as soon as it leaves the body
Possibility of rejection of the blood
Danger of infection through unsterilised equipment

Question 2

Frontline trench

Answer 2

Attacks made from this trench

Question 3

Support trench

Answer 3

This is where the retreat to

Question 4

Reserve trench

Answer 4

Ready for counter attack if the front line is Taken

Question 5

Communication trench

Answer 5

RAM between all of the others

Question 6

Battle of Ypres

Answer 6

British kept in control

Hill 60-they dug under the German hill and blew it up taking strategic positions

Question 7

The Battle of the Somme

Answer 7

20000 men were killed in the first day
First use of Tanks
In total over 400000 casualties

Question 8

Problems of Transport and communication

Answer 8

Constant schelling left on even terrain

Horse drawn ambulances won’t stable enough to keep injured soldier safe

Question 9

Maine medical problems on the Western Front

Answer 9

Hygiene and weather

Question 10

Main medical problems on the Western Front

Answer 10

Trench foot
Trench fever
Shellshock

Question 11

How did soldiers protect themselves from shrapnel and hit head injuries

Answer 11

They were provided with headgear

Question 12

Effects of gas

Answer 12

Could cause suffocation
Blindness
Internal and external blisters

Question 13

Ramc

Answer 13

Branch of the army that was responsible for medical care

Question 14

FANY

Answer 14

First aid nursing

First women’s voluntary organisation to send volunteers to the Western Front

Question 15

The chain of evacuation

Answer 15

1) rap
Immediate first aid to get men back to the Frontline

2) ads and MDS
Advanced Dressing Station part of the chain of evacuation

3) CCs
Those who wouldn’t recover would be made comfortable until they died

Question 16

Base hospitals

Answer 16

Costa port so wounded soldiers could go back home

They experimented with new ideas

Question 17

New techniques in the treatment of wounds and infection

Answer 17

Amputation

Wound debridement removing damaged or infected tissue

Question 18

Thomas splint

Answer 18

Stop joints moving whilst on the way to hospital

Saved many lives

Question 19

Mobile x-rays

Answer 19

Problems:
Couldn’t detect everything
Took a long time
Tubes in the x-rays for fragile and overheated quickly

Question 20

Blood transfusions

Answer 20

Stops the patient going into shock
Some had very negative reactions
Prevented clotting

Question 21

Blood bank at Cambrai

Answer 21

Discovery of different blood groups

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