ww1 overview

Question 1

features of ypres

Answer 1

• germans had high ground so could see the allied movements
• British trenches were low lying, water logged and muddy, soldiers more likely to catch bacterial infection
• battlefield area was surrounded on 3 sides by the enemy, making it hard for allies to attack

Question 2

sommes features

Answer 2

• high casualty rate, 57000 on the first day
• 400000 casualties overall, alot of pressure on medical services

Question 3

arras features

Answer 3

• chalky terrain meant that allied soldiers dug a network of tunnels below arras
• underground rooms with running water and electricity used for safety
• underground hospital with 700 beds

Question 4

cambrai features

Answer 4

• Robertson set up a Blood Bank so that there would be enough for blood supply for injured soldiers
• it was the first major use of tanks, 450 tanks were used by the allies to launch a surprise attack without bombardment
• the land the allies won were lost as there was not enough infantry to support the tanks

Question 5

features of stretcher bearers

Answer 5

• They fetched the wounded from trenches and no man’s land.
• They carried basic medical supplies like bandages and pain relief (morphine)
• They were limited by basic supplies as they only had morphine and bandages.

They were only 16 bearers per thousand men

In muddy conditions, it took 6 to 8 bearers to carry a stretcher.

Question 6

features of regimental aid post

Answer 6

-It was normally in the front line change of clothes behind, and it was normally on a dog out or behind a wall.

It was run by a battalion medical officer who bandit minor wounds and sent soldiers back to the front, if possible.

More severe wounds were given pain relief and sent to dressing stations

• poorly lit and dirty, infections could occur
• often under fire, due to being close to the front line
• only one medical officer per 1000 men and a small number of assistants

Question 7

field ambulance and dressing stations features

Answer 7

• mobile team Of doctors, assistance and, from 1915, nurses.

They set up dressing stations, intense, or in derelict buildings, about a mile behind the front line where it was a little bit safer.

• They treated soldiers by dressing their wounds, and sent more severe cases to ccs either by horse draw or motor ambulances
• not enough ambulances to take the wounded from dressing stations to ccs, delays, couldcost lives

Question 8

casualty clearing station features

Answer 8

• Large, tears or huts, 10 miles from the front
• Run by a team of seven doctors and nurses, performed operations and did amputations
• They had operating theatres, mobile, x-ray machines, wards, toilets, and kitchens
• They used a triage system to divide casualties into minor critical wounds or hopeless cases, which you had would depend on how quickly youre treated
• ## could deal w 1000 patients at a time, could become easily overwhelmed

Question 9

base hospital features

Answer 9

• They were in civilian hospitals in near railway lines far from the front line.

They received serious cases by train motor ambulance or barge.

They had teams of doctors, surgeons and here more advance operations could be done and severely injured could be treated.

They could treat up to 2500 patience.

They had laboratories to identify infections. They had operating theatres, x-ray departments and specialist centres for things like treating gas injuries.

Transport from the CCS to the base hospital was slow and painful.