Medical Conditions In The Trenches Ww1

Keeping Clean And Healthy In WW1 Trenches | Imperial …

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Over 6 million British and British Empire soldiers were treated for sickness, and, without improvements in sanitation and medical care, the figure could have been far higher. The deadlocked network of trenches on the …

Life in the Trenches of World War I - HISTORY

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Disease in the trenches - The Biomedical Scientist

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Disease in the trenches The biggest risk. Ceri Gage, Curator of Collections at the Army Medical Services Museum in Aldershot, says that... Trench fever. Trench fever, often classed as “pyrexia”, is a …

Trench Diseases of the First World War - Western Front …

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However, there were three diseases - the so-called 'Trench' diseases - that became of particular ...

Trench Conditions - Rats, Lice, and Exhaustion | Canada …

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In 1918, doctors also identified lice as the cause of trench fever, which plagued the troops with headaches, fevers, and muscle pain. The unsanitary conditions of trench life, especially the cold, persistent dampness, …

A Short Guide To Medical Services During WW1

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Medical care throughout the First World War was largely the responsibility of the Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC ). The RAMC’s job was both to maintain the health and fighting strength of the forces in the field and …

What was medicine like during World War One? - BBC …

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Trench foot was caused by standing in water and mud In some cases, soldiers' socks started to grow on to their feet. In severe cases, soldiers had to have their feet or legs amputated (cut off)....

Medical conditions in the trenches - Trench Warfare In …

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The living conditions of the soldiers in the trenches consisted of floods, infections, mud, dirt, and unstable living. The biggest problem of trench warfare for doctors and medics was Trench foot a fungal infection of the …

Health and diseases in the Trenches - World War 1

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Trench foot was another disease that spread to the soldiers in the Trenches. This disease was caused by the cold and wet conditions. For a long time the soldiers …

WWI: Medicine on the battlefield | NCpedia

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As the war progressed, a mental illness caused by these conditions became known as shell shock. Sufferers could be hysterical, disoriented, paralyzed, and unable to obey orders. Soldiers lived and fought in …