Key Words Flashcards

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Battalion

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A large body of troops, forming part of a brigade

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Trench

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Long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived all day and night

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3
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Artillery

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Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land

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Shrapnel

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Fragments of a bomb, shell or other object thrown out by an explosion

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Triage

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The system of splitting the wounded into groups according to who needed the most urgent attention

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Evacuation

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Clearing of a body (dead or alive) from the battle ground to seek medical attention

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7
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Antiseptic

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A type of surgery that kills germs in wounds

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Aspetic

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A type of surgery that prevents germs reaching wounds

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Blood transfusion

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An injection of a volume of blood, previously taken from a healthy person, into a patient

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10
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Chlorine gas

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A biological weapon first used by the Germans at the Second Battle of Ypres

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Trench foot

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A painful condition of the feet cause by the cold, deep water and mud of the trench

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Infection

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The process of infecting or state of being infected

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Terrain

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The type of ground

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The Western Front

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A stretch of land through France and Belgium where most of the fighting took place during WW1. It is where most of the main battles occurred.

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