Medicine: Western Front

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  • Created on: 25-10-17 12:55
What was the name of the battle that happened Nov, 1914?
1st battle of Ypres
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What was the name of the battle that happened May, 1915?
2nd battle of Ypres
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When was the battle of the Somme?
1916
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How many British casualties occured during the Battle of Arras, 1917?
160,000 casualties
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Which 2 battles had lost 60,000 British casualties?
2nd battle of Ypres and Battle of the Somme
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What is the other name for the 3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917?
Passchendaele
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How many casualties occurred in Passchendaele?
245,000
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What was the battle of Dec, 1917?
Battle of Cambrai
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How many casualties occurred in the Battle of Cambrai?
40,000 casualties
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Name 3 features of the Trench system?
Communication trenches, long range artillery and Front line dug-out
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Give 2 features of the terrain + transport?
1) mud made movement difficult 2) collect wounded from No Man's land happened at night - dangerous in the light
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Name 3 injuries and illnesses in the WW1?
1. Trench fever 2. Shell shock 3. Infection
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Name 2 things RAMC did?
1. Treat wounded 2. Made chain of evacuation
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Name 2 things FANY did?
1. set up kitchens and canteens 2. drove wounded to base hospitals
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State the Chain of Evacuation in order?
Stretcher bearers -> RAP -> Dressing station -> CCS -> Base hospitals
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Give 3 factors that developed in medicine by 1900's
X-rays, Aseptic surgery, Blood transfusions
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State 3 medical advances that occurred in WW1
1. Thomas Splint 2. plastic surgery 3. Mobile X-ray units
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Give 4 sources you could use to research WW1
1) Photographs 2) hospital records 3) army units' official records 4) artefacts
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