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Medicine on the Western Front Flashcards

1
Q

Where was poison gas used for the first time in 1915?

A

Ypres

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2
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How many casualties did the British take on the first day of the Somme?

A

20,000

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3
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What percentage of their time did soldiers spend in the front line?

A

15%

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4
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Name two weapons used during WWI

A

Machine guns
Rifles
Aeroplanes
Tanks
Artillery

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5
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What percentage of the British 2nd Army suffered trench fever between 1917 and 1918?

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15%

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6
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How many men did the 27th Division lose to trench foot in January 1915?

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1/6

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7
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How many cases of shell shock did the British Army record?

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80,000

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8
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What was the name of the serious infection that many men developed during WWI?

A

Gas gangrene

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9
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What percentage of casualties were caused by gas?

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5%

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10
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Describe the stages of the evacuation process.

A

Stretcher-bearers
Regimental Aid Post
Field Ambulance Station
Casualty Clearing Station
Base hospitals

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11
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What did the RAMC increase to by 1918?

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1914 - 9000
1918 - 113,000

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12
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Name three groups of nurses from WWI.

A

Queen Alexandra
VAD - Voluntary Aid Detachments
FANY - First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

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13
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What is aseptic surgery?

A

Sterilisation of the whole operating theatre - gowns, gloves and instruments.

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14
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What did Röntgen develop in 1895?

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X-Rays

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15
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When did Landsteiner develop blood groups?

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1901

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16
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What was the Carrel-Dakin method?

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Flushing out wounds with saline solution to prevent infection.

17
Q

What type of surgery developed during WWI?

A

Plastic surgery - Harold Gillies

18
Q

What did the Thomas Splint reduce the death rate from a broken thigh bone to?

A

80% to 20%

19
Q

What did the discovery of sodium citrate in 1915 allow?

A

It prevented blood from clotting and therefore enabled it to be stored.

20
Q

What did Geoffrey Keynes develop in 1916?

A

A mobile blood storage system.

21
Q

During which battle was a blood-bank first used

A

Battle of Arras in 1917

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