Western Front (med) Flashcards
Key battles and dates
1st battle of ypres- 1914
2nd battle of ypres- 1915
Battle of hill- 1915
Battle of the Somme- 1916
Battle of arras- 1917
3rd battle of ypres- 1917
Battle of cambrai- 1917
What was the trench system made up of?
Frontlines
Support trench
Reserve trench
Communication trench
What was the transport like
Stretcher bearer
Horse drawn carts
Motor ambulance
Train, ship and barge
What were some of the medical problems at the western front
Trench foot
Trench fever
Shell shock
Gas attack
What caused trench fever
Lice (headache and high temp)
How many soldiers suffered from shell shock
80000
New wounds?
Head injury’s
Shrapnel wounds
Gas gangrene
What were the 3 types of gas used
Chlorine- suffocation ( like drowning)
Phosgene- faster acting
Mustard- caused blistering
X-ray problems
High levels of radiation
Glass tubes= fragile
90 to complete
Very big
Blood transfusion problems
Could not be stored so had to be in the spot donors
What was the role of the RAMC
Provided medical treatment
Doctors and stretcher bearers
What was the role of the FANY
Helped drive ambulances and set up bathing mobiles
What was the chain of evacuation
RAP- immediate first aid
Dressing station- provided protection
CCS- treated critical injuries
Base hospital- operating theatres very far from front lines
New techniques
Amputation
Wound excision
Carrel dakin method
How many mobile X-ray machines were there
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