WW1 Flashcards
when did world war one start?
August 1914
how long did soldiers spend at the front line?
15% of the time
what is PUO?
pyrexia of unknown origin
what is one symptom of trench foot?
blistered feet
When was the battle of verdun?
February to December 1916
When was the first battle of Ypres?
October to November 1914
When was the battle of Cambrai?
November to December 1917
What is a Battalion?
A large amount of troops forming part of a brigade
What is a Trench?
A long narrow ditch where soilders live
What is shrapnel?
Fragments of a bomb thrown out at high speed from an explosion
What is chlorine gas?
A biological weapon first used by the Germans at the second battle of ypres
Aseptic
A type of surgery that prevents germs reaching wounds
Antiseptic
A type of surgery that kills germs in the wound
Terrain
The type of ground
infection
The process of infecting or state of being infected
Blood transfusion
An injection of a volume of blood, previously taken from a healthy person, into a patient
Artillery
large calibre guns used in warfare
Triage
The system of splitting the wounded into
Evacuation
The clearing of a body from the battle ground
second battle of Ypres
April - may 1915
The first trenches built on both sides of the war
August - September 1914
July - November 1916
The Battle of the Somme
Summer and Autumn 1918
The final months of the war
Third battle of Ypres
July-November 1917
