GCSE Edexcel WW1 Medicine

name 2 features of base hospitals

1. located on the coast of france and belgium so soldiers could be sailed home if need

2. divided patients into wards so similar injuries were all in one place

name 2 features of casualty clearing stations

1. set up far away from the frontline to provide cover and safety

2. set up in abandoned buildings like schools or hospitals

name 2 features of plastic surgery

1. most of the intricate surgery had to be done in england at QM hospital in sidcup

2. involved the waltzing tube pedicle which was a flap of skin fashioned into a tube, attached at both ends to the patient's body, was removed and reattached until it reached the area needed the graft

name 2 features of blood transfusions

1. used a tube and syringe to transfer blood

2. sodium citrate was added to the blood to stop it from clotting

name 2 features of the Thomas splint

1. increased the survival rate for compound fractures. It went from 20% to 80%

2. it was a way of keeping the leg rigid when wounded and stopped lots of blood coming out

name 2 features of gas attacks

1. chlorine gas was used and lead to death by suffocation

2. mustard gas was also used and caused internal blistering

name two features of the support trench system on the western front

1. someway behind the frontline to keep it free from shells

2. safer than the frontline because they were rarely the target of enemy snipers

name two features of weapons used on the western front for the first time

1. machine guns, powerful large guns that could shoot hundreds of bullets in minutes

2. mustard gas - a yellow gas that, when inhaled, would attack the body of the victim

(other things i didn’t say are also acceptable)

name two features of the blood bank at cambrai

1. blood had sodium citrate in it so it would last longer

2. blood was stored in glass bottles to be given to wounded soldiers

name two features of the RAMC

1. it was founded in 1890 and was responsible for maintaining the health of servicemen and women

2. they consisted of many different jobs like a stretcher bearer

describe two features of weapons on the western front that caused severe wounds

1. Artillery shells removed limbs or inflicted major internal damage to the body and head

2. The 'blast impact' from bullets, shrapnel and shells.

describe two features of conditions on the western front that lead to illness among soldiers

1. muddy, waterlogged land lead to trenchfoot in soldiers

2. There was a problem with rats. The rats often spread infection and disease.