Edexcel GCSE Medicine -British Sector Western Front

Which Battle was known for its chalk quarries and caves and had an underground hospital.

• The Second Battle of Ypres

• The Third Battle of Ypres

• The Battle of Loos

• The Battle of Arras

At which battle were there over 1m casualties from both sides?

• The Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres)

• The Second Battle of Ypres

• The Battle of the Somme

• The Battle of Cambrai

Which medical condition was caused by lice in the trenches?

• Trench Fever

• Trench Foot

• Sepsis

• Gas Gangrene

What was the name of the organisation of fully trained medical professionals who treated the injured/ sick in the British Sector of the Western Front?

• The Stretcher Bearers

• The Royal Auxiliary Medical Corps

• The Royal Army Medical Corps

• The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Which of the following was the most likely to see injuries to those treating the wounded because it was closest to the front line? (100-200m)

• The Advanced Dressing Station

• The Regimental Aid Post

• The Casualty Clearing Station

• The Base Hospital

Which new piece of technology useful on the Western Front was developed by William Roentgen?

• Stretchers

• The Thomas Splint

• Blood Transfusion Kits

• XRays

Which Battle was gas first used by the Germans against the unprepared British (Chlorine Gas)?

• The Battle of Loos

• The Battle of the Somme

• The Second Battle of Ypres

• The Battle of Arras

Which medical condition was "Shell Shock" a more common name for?

• Septic Shock

• Hypovolemic Shock (blood loss)

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Burst Ear Drums

Which of the following was not a type of gas used on the Western Front?

• Nerve Gas

• Phosgene Gas

• Mustard Gas

• Chrlorine Gas

Which gas could pass through clothing and burn the skin as well as the insides of lungs?

• Phosgene Gas

• Mustard Gas

• Chlorine Gas

• Tear Gas