Western Front 5 - surgery

What was wound debridement?

• cutting dead tissue from around a wound
• adding antiseptic to a wound
• brain surgery
• another word for amputation

What was amputation used to stop the spread of?

• infection
• limbs
• shell shock
• fear and panic

What was the Carrel-Dankin method used to prevent?

• gas gangrene
• shell shock
• muscle loss
• sight loss

What was the name of the splint used for leg wounds?

• Thomas splint
• Terry splint
• Tabitha splint
• Carrel-Dankin splint

What was the main use of x rays at the start of the war?

• identify fragments inside the body to be removed by surgery
• identify fragments inside the body to be kept in the body
• to see where infection may start
• as Marie Curie wanted to be famous

What was a problem with using x rays after a big battle?

• to slow as could only use once an hour
• could only identify fragments in a body
• you could not use them as surgery
• so quick the picture was blurry

How were blood transfusion techniques improved?

• no longer person to person and could be stored
• person to person and could not be stored
• identify fragments inside the body to be removed by surgery
• as no one fainted at the sight of blood anymore

What was stored in a bank at Cambrai?

• blood
• tanks
• gas
• money

Name a famous neurosurgeon from this time?

• Harvey Cushing
• Carrel- Dankin
• Thomas Thomasson
• Jospeh Lister

What type of surgery was developed to help men with facial injuries?

• plastic
• pain free
• aseptic
• antiseptic