World War One

Question 1

When did World War One start?

Answer 1

1914

Question 2

Where was the western front?

Answer 2

Along France

Question 3

Where did the British fight in WW1?

Answer 3

The western front

Question 4

How many casualties was there at the Battle of Somme?

Answer 4

80,000

Question 5

What was a cause of trench foot?

Answer 5

Standing in cold water

Question 6

What were 2 symptoms of trench foot?

Answer 6

Painfull swelling of the feet and gangrene

Question 7

What were 2 treatments to trench foot?

Answer 7

Putting whale oil on the feet and amputations

Question 8

What are the 3 main gasses used in gas attacks?

Answer 8

Chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas

Question 9

What did the Thomas splint do?

Answer 9

Stop joints from moving

Question 10

Who was taught how to use the Thomas splint?

Answer 10

Medical practitioners and stretcher bearers

Question 11

What stages of an evacuation route was the Thomas splint used at?

Answer 11

Any stages before the casualty clearing stations

Question 12

How much did the Thomas splint reduce the death rate by? And what were the percentages before and after?

Answer 12

62%, from 82% to 20%

Question 13

Who discovered x-rays?

Answer 13

Marie Curie

Question 14

Why were x-rays so important in WW1?

Answer 14

They could identify shrapnel and bullets meaning infection could be prevented.

Question 15

What did the x-rays increase the risk off?

Answer 15

Skin cancer

Question 16

How many mobile x-ray machines were their in 1915

Answer 16

6

Question 17

Who had x-ray machines by 1916?

Answer 17

Base hospitals and large casualty clearing stations

Question 18

What were the 3 solutions to storing blood?

Answer 18

Adding sodium citrate to blood
Blood with sodium citrate could be stored for longer
Adding citrate glucose meant blood could be stored for 4 weeks

Question 19

What were the 3 main groups who treated the wounded on the western front?

Answer 19

Royal army medical court( RAMC)
First aid nursing yeomanry(FANY)
Voluntary aid detachment( VAD)

Question 20

What was created in November 1916 that helped treat the wounded?

Answer 20

The underground hospital in Arras