Methods of Treatment

Question 1

vaccination

Answer 1

• tetanus
• typhus
• reduced death rate to 2/1000

Question 2

plastic surgery

Answer 2

• Gillies at Queen’s Hospital in Kent

- 1917 provided 1000 beds and 2000 patientes

Question 3

Thomas Splint

Answer 3

• before, 80% who broke thigh bone died
• metal either side
• reduce blood clots

Question 4

aseptic surgery

Answer 4

• germ theory

- carbolic acid from Lister

Question 5

blood transfusions

Answer 5

• Landsteiner
• 4 different blood groups
• 1917 developed portable machine

Question 6

portable x-ray

Answer 6

• ‘petite curie’
• 1917 all base hospitals had access
• use of radiation

Question 7

long term impacts

Answer 7

• formal aid post in every battalion
• gloves and coats used for aseptic surgery
• blood donors all around the world
• x-rays widely accessible and used for many things other than bones