WW1 Dates

Question 1

When was the need for donor to recipient blood transfusion removed?

Answer 1

1915

Adding sodium citrate meant blood could be stored and clotting prevented

Question 2

When was the discovery that adding citrate glucose solution to blood made it last longer?

Answer 2

1916

-Stored for up to four weeks

Question 3

When were the Battles of Ypres?

Answer 3

First Battle) October and November 1914

Second Battle) April to May 1915

Third Battle) July to November 1917

Question 4

When was Chlorine gas first used?

Answer 4

1915 by the Germans.

-Led to death by suffocation. In July 1915, British troops were issued gas masks

Question 5

When was Phosgene gas first used?

Answer 5

1915 by the Germans

• Faster acting than chlorine, but with similar effects
• Could kill an exposed person within two days

Question 6

When was Mustard gas first used?

Answer 6

1917 by the Germans

• Caused blisters and could burn through clothing onto the skin
• Odourless gas that worked in 12 hours

Question 7

When were x-rays discovered?

Answer 7

1895

X-rays were used to locate bullets and shrapnel

Question 8

When was the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 8

July to November 1916

Question 9

When was the Battle of Cambrai?

Answer 9

October 1917

Question 10

When was the Battle of Arras?

Answer 10

April 1917