Western Front
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- Created on: 21-04-22 17:54
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- Western Front
- Battles
- Third Battle of Ypres - July-Nov 1917
- Battle of Cambrai - Nov-Dec 1917
- Batlle on Hill 60 - April 1915
- Battle of Arras - April-May 1917
- First Battle of Ypres - Oct-Nov 1914
- Battle of the Somme - July-Nov 1916
- Second Battle of Ypres - April-May 1915
- Trench systerm
- Reserve Trench
- Where troops were stationed for counter attack
- Dugouts
- Holes in the side of the trenches for troops to take cover
- Support trench
- Where troops would retreat from the frontline
- Frontline trench
- Where attacks were launched
- Zig-zag pattern
- gas disrupted by the corners
- Reserve Trench
- Injuries and illnesses
- Head injuries
- Gas attacks
- Trench foot
- Trench fever
- Bullet wounds
- Shell shock
- RAMC and FANY
- Chain of Evacuation
- 1. Regimental Aid Post
- Basic first aid
- 2. Dressing Stations
- More serious first aid
- 3. Casualty Clearing Stations
- Treated life-threatening injuries and first place you would see a doctor
- 4. Base Hospitals
- Lots of medical staff, specialised in certain treatments, patients could stay for some time before returning to battle
- 1. Regimental Aid Post
- Blood Transfusions
- James Blundell performed the first human-to-human blood transfusion between 1818 and 1829
- 1901 - Karl Landsteiner discovered the three blood groups
- 1902 - his colleagues discovered a fourth
- Discovered blood transfusions would only work between people of the same blood group
- 1902 - his colleagues discovered a fourth
- 1915 - Richard Lewisohn added sodium citrate to stop the blood from clotting
- 1916 - Francis Rous and James Turner added cirtrate glucose so the blood could be stored longer
- Medical Advances
- Thomas Splint in December 1915
- Death rate fell from 80% to 20%
- Plastic Surgery
- Mobile x-ray units
- Thomas Splint in December 1915
- Battles
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