Trench Conditions

Question 1

What were the condition like for soldiers? (3pts)

Answer 1

Very bad, they were exposed to weather(1916-1917 the cold winter caused frostbites.

-Trench foot was caused by flooded trenches. The skin on the feet had broken down, becoming gangrenous.
(This was cured from changing socks!)

-Also the dirty water spread disease

-Trench fever spread by body lice, which takes twelve weeks to recover

Question 2

What Gas Attacks occurred during WW1

Answer 2

-mustard gas in (1917)

-phosgene as in (1915 )

Question 3

how did Mustard Gas Affect soldiers?

Answer 3

-caused breathing problems
[which develops lung infections]
-ate away at body from the inside
-it could take up to five weeks for patient to die

Question 4

what is phosgene gas?

Answer 4

a mild scented colourless gas. which makes soldiers suffocate.
(these symptoms would take up to 24 hours to settle in)

Question 5

how did soldiers on the western front get emotional trauma

Answer 5

by being exposed to death and artillery bombing. which caused phycological illness on soldiers. such as shell shock

Question 6

what is shell shock?

Answer 6

where an soldiers would mentally breakdown and experience hearing loss. due to the explosions shocking the central nervous system. which created brain damage

[which made people view them as cowards]

Question 7

how did doctors react to shell shock during the western front?

Answer 7

-doctors couldn’t decide if it was an unforeseen injury or emotional trauma(indecisive )