western front medicine

Question 1

when was WW1?

Answer 1

1914-18

Question 2

when was the first battle of Ypres?

Answer 2

1914

Question 3

what small battle was in the First battle of Ypres?

Answer 3

The Battle for hill 60

Question 4

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Answer 4

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Question 5

how did the British take hill 60?

Answer 5

Britain used the method of offensive mining to take it back in April 1915. This involved tunnelling into the hill, placing five mines in the tunnels and then blowing the top off Hill 60.

Question 6

what was the problem with the tunnels at hill 60?

Answer 6

it was hard to get wounded soldiers out of them as the tunnels were thin

Question 7

when was the second Battle of Ypres?

Answer 7

1915

Question 8

what new weapon did the Germans use at the Second Battle of Ypres?

Answer 8

Germans first used Chlorine gas

Question 9

when was the battle of the Somme?

Answer 9

1916

Question 10

how many British casualties were on the first day of the Somme?

Answer 10

57,000

Question 11

what were the major problems for casualties at the Somme?

Answer 11

it was very muddy, which made it hard for stretcher bearers and made it easier to catch diseases as the mud was full of manure
the hospitals weren’t prepared for the amount of casualties and they got overwhelmed

Question 12

how many beds were at the battle of Arras?

Answer 12

700 beds

Question 13

when was the battle of Arras?

Answer 13

1917

Question 14

what was the first battle where tanks were used?

Answer 14

The Battle of Cambrai

Question 15

when was the Battle of Cambrai?

Answer 15

1917

Question 16

name two Symptoms of Trench Fever?

Answer 16

headaches
shivering
pain in the bones and joints

Question 17

what were the main symptoms of trench foot?

Answer 17

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numb feet
swollen feet
blistered feet
feet turning blue

Question 18

what spread trench fever?

Answer 18

lice

Question 19

what did they do to try prevent trench fever?

Answer 19

uniforms were fumigated
Bathhouse were built
they were issued with a louse-repellent gel
chatting lice (pick them out of their clothing by hand)

Question 20

what was the main cause of trench foot?

Answer 20

Standing in waterlogged trenches for hour after hour

Question 21

what did they do to try prevent trench foot?

Answer 21

soldiers had to have more than one pair of socks
soldiers were split into pairs to inspect each others feet
rub whale oil on their feet
mechanical pumps were put in place to drain the waterlogged trenches

Question 22

what was the first stage in the evacuation route?

Answer 22

stretcher bearers

Question 23

what was the second stage of the evacuation route?

Answer 23

the regimental aid post

Question 24

what was the third stage in the evacuation route?

Answer 24

Field Ambulance

Question 25

what was the fourth stage in the evacuation route?/

Answer 25

casualty clearing station

Question 26

what was the final stage of the evacuation route?

Answer 26

Base Hospitals

Question 27

how many stretcher bearers were there per battalion?

Answer 27

16

Question 28

what was the Thomas Splint?

Answer 28

stop joints from moving and the bones grinding on each other

Question 29

who invented plastic surgery?

Answer 29

Harold Gilles