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Medicine and the Western Front
Medicine and the Western Front
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A quiz for the Edexcel Medicine and the Western Front unit
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1
What is a symptom of trench fever?
singing the blues
swollen feet
sneezing
major fever
2
What does the
RAMC
stand for?
Really Awful Musical Chairs
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Mathematics Corps
Royal Air Medical Corps
3
What was the main cause of trench fever?
being shot
lice
poor weather conditions
rats
4
which of these is the safest way to transport a wounded soldier? Write down why.
don't move them; it'll get both of you shot
on a stretcher
drag them on the floor
heroically in your arms
5
How useful is the previous image for conducting an enquiry into shell shock in World War One?
Don't know
Not useful
can be useful in the right question
Useful
6
To which part of the British army did the
only
man to win
2
Victoria Crosses in WW1 belong?
British Expeditionary Force
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Navy
7
Which of these is
not
an Ally?
France
Serbia
Italy
Austria-Hungary
8
What were X-rays most useful for?
treating gunshot wounds
preventing wound infection
solving breathing problems
treating trench foot
9
What is the
best
way to treat a soldier who's been shot?
pull the bullet out
give them a painkiller
bandage the wound to prevent blood loss
use an x-ray to find the bullet fragments and pull them out
10
What allowed blood transfusions to be effective in World War 1?
opening blood banks
sodium citrate
practicing the technique
prayer
11
Where was the Western Front fought?
Gallipoli
Japan
Alsace-Lorraine
Flanders
12
Which of these two pictures is more useful for investigating wounded soldiers in World War One?
the picture on the left
both are useful in different ways
neither are useful
the picture on the right
13
Which of these is
not
a key battle on the Western Front?
Somme
Cambrai
Ypres
El-Alamein
14
What did the communication trench connect?
trenches and the rest of France
Frontline trench and support trench
frontline trench and dugout
support trench and HQ
15
Why did the Thomas Splint save lives?
science
it prevented soldiers from dying of trauma
They didn't break their bones
It prevented broken bones from being jarred when moved
16
What caused wound infection?
poor diet
Getting shot
the muddy conditions of the trenches
clothing being pushed into the wound by a bullet/shrapnel
17
What is this soldier suffering from?
A broken arm
Nothing
Shell shock
Dysentery
18
What was the
main
cause of death on the Western Front?
being sung at
disease
dysentery
being shot
19
Were doctors successful in preventing wound infection during World War One?
No, but they encouraged scientists to study it
No
Yes and No
Yes
20
What was a cure for trench foot?
vacuuming the trench
peeing on your boots
talking to a nurse.
take antibiotics
