WW1 Medicine Injuries and care

What branch of the army was responsible for medical care during WW1?

• First Aid Nursing Yeomary

• Royal Army Medical Corps

• Stretcher Bearers

• Regimental Aid Post

How many members did the RAMC have by 1918?

• 13,000

• 110,000

• 113,000

• 133,000

How many stretcher bearers were there for each battalion?

• 16

• 4

• 12

• 10

Which of these is a key feature of the RAMC?

• The RAMC worked on the frontline

• The RAMC included stretcher bearers,medics, surgeons and also cooks and cleaners.

• The RAMC were well staffed and could treat the injuries of soldiers during the big battles in the war.

How many nurses were there working for the RAMC by 1918?

• 500

• 10,000

• 5,000

• 15,000

What does FANY stand for?

• First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

• First Aid Nurses Yeomanry

• Fast Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Which of these was a key role for FANY nurses?

• Working on the front line

• working as stretcher bearers

• driving ambulances

• Taking x-rays

How many men could the mobile bath units bathe in 1 hour?

• 40

• 4

• 400

• 60

Choose three injuries caused by conditions on the Western front.

• hunger

• frostbite

• trench foot

• cold

• trench fever

Which two of these treatments were used to treat trench foot?

• whale oil

• sleep in a dugout

• change socks twice a day

• walk on a duckboard