Conditions At Scutari Flashcards
1
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How many patients did she find in horrible conditions upon her arrival
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10,000 men in awful conditions
2
Q
How were the sleeping conditions
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Men where sharing beds or lying in the floor
3
Q
What were their clothes like
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Their clothes were infested with lice and fleas
4
Q
Which diseases were common
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Typhoid fever and cholera were common
5
Q
What did many patients have
A
Many patients had diarrhoea
6
Q
How were the supplies
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It was difficult to get enough medical supplies such as bandages and medicine
7
Q
What were the food supplies
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A
The food supplies were limited and poor quality
8
Q
What were the wards
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A
The wards were leaking at the roofs and were infested with rats and mice
