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Medicine in World War I - Yale University

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Trench Fever. One disease unique to the First World War was trench fever, or "pyrexia of unknown origin," which was first identified in the British Army in France in the summer of …

Keeping Clean And Healthy In WW1 Trenches | Imperial War …

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A major problem in the trenches of the Western Front was a condition called trench foot, in which the foot swells up and begins to decay. It is generally caused by exposure to damp and cold conditions and where …

Advancements in Medical Care during World War I

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Trench warfare protected one’s body from damage, but the face and upper body were exposed. Many soldiers suffered from facial injuries, such as lost eyes and/or missing portions of the face. Nearly 340 …

Trench Diseases of the First World War - Western Front …

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A Short Guide To Medical Services During WW1

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Medical Services During The First World War. 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 …

Trench foot: the medical response in the first World War …

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The approaching 90-year anniversary of United States entry into the Great War is an apt time to examine the response to trench foot (now called nonfreezing cold injury [NFCI]) …

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 …

Life in the Trenches of World War I - HISTORY

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With soldiers fighting in close proximity in the trenches, usually in unsanitary conditions, infectious diseases such as dysentery, cholera and typhoid fever were common and spread rapidly....

WWI: Medicine on the battlefield | NCpedia

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From a medical standpoint, World War I was a miserable and bloody affair. In less than a year the American armed forces suffered more than 318,000 casualties, of which 120,000 were deaths. Almost 6,000 of these …

Trench Warfare | National WWI Museum and Memorial

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The trench systems on the Western Front were roughly 475 miles long, stretching from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps, although not in a continuous line. Though trenches offered some protection, they were still …