Medicine on the Western Front Quiz
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What was a Base Hospital?
A. continued treatment or sent soldiers home
B. most of the operations
C. immediate first aid and get men back fighting
D. dealt with more serious injuries close to the front line
What other modes of transport were men moved away from the frontline by?
A. train, barge and ship
B. planes, trains, automobiles
C. walk, run, run really fast
D. ambulance, truck, backie
What was the problem with motorised ambulances?
A. there was not enough drivers
B. they needed petrol
C. they did not always work well in the conditions
D. they didn’t have enough mechanics
Those working at the Dressing Stations belonged to a unit of the RAMC called the……?
A. Stationary Ambulance
B. Field Ambulance
C. Hospital Ambulance
D. FANY
What is aseptic surgery?
A. way to stop infections spreading
B. way to get rid of infections
C. prevent gems getting into the body
D. prevent germs inside the body
In 1915, Richard Leisohn discovered that by adding what to blood, the need for donor to donor transfusion was removed?
A. Sodium Nitrate
B. Sodium Citrate
C. Sodium Chloride
D. Sodium Concentrate
What does RAMC stand for?
A. Royal Army Medical Corps
B. Royal Army Medical Corpse
C. Right Army Men Chaps
D. Really Ard Men Clapping
By 1918, how many soldiers had lost limbs?
A. 150,000
B. 500,000
C. 40,000
D. 240,000
What was used for the first time at the Second Battle of Ypres?
A. mines
B. tanks
C. gas
D. ambulances
In theory, how many men could a dressing station treat?
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 250
Name 3 types of gas used on the Western Front.
A. Neon, Hydrogen and Chlorine
B. Hydrogen, Mustard and Phosgene
C. Phosgene, Chlorine and Mustard
D. Mustard, Helium and Oxygen
Who was the pioneer of plastic surgery on the Western Front?
A. Harvey Cushing
B. Harold Gillies
C. Thomas Robertson
D. Charles Valadier
How many mobile x-ray units were in operation in the British sector?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
What was trench foot?
A. swelling and gangrene
B. wrinkly toes
C. smelly socks
D. cheesy feet
Credited with discovering the first X-Rays.
A. William Harvey
B. Wilhem Roentgen
C. Christian Banard
D. Ben Carson