Injuries and Treatments

Question 1

What were the causes of Injuries?

Answer 1

• Gun shots
• Shell explosion
• Shrapnel

Question 2

why were some people getting injured,
although they were in the trenches?

Answer 2

Because the trenches protected their bodies but their heads were exposed

Question 3

What is Shrapnel?

Answer 3

metal objects and fragments from explosion.

Question 4

What are the impacts of Shrapnel?

Answer 4

• facial injuries
• death
• skull fractures
• scalp cuts
• brain damage

Question 5

What would make the wounded soldiers injury worse?

Answer 5

The contaminated water in the trenches where they had to lie down waiting for stretcher bearers.

Question 6

What are the ways to fight infection?

Answer 6

• amputation of the wounded part
• Paraffin paste called Bipp was used to
  cover wound to prevent infection.

Question 7

What did doctors start doing to reduce the chance of infection reaching the wound?

Answer 7

• Doctors started to disinfect their hands
  and wear surgical glove.
• Antiseptics like Carbolic acid to kill germs
  and prevent wound infection were used.

Question 8

How were Fracture treatments improved?

Answer 8

• X-rays were discovered (1895) and they
  could now detect shrapnel and broken
  bones.
• Thomas Splint was discovered and was
  wrapped around the fractured leg so it
  prevented the leg from moving and
  protected it from more damage.

Question 9

What is blood transfusion?

Answer 9

transferring blood from one person to another but was a very slow process

Question 10

What is the syringe-cannula technique?

Answer 10

taken blood using a needle and syringe from donor and transfused into the patient.