1
Q
FANY
A
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
- Founded in 1907 by a soldier who hoped they would be a nursing cavalry to help the wounded in battle.
2
Q
RAMC
A
- Royal Army Medical Corps.
- This organisation organised and provided medical care.
- It consisted of all ranks from doctors to ambulance drivers and stretcher bearers.
3
Q
Triage
A
A system of splitting the wounded into groups according to who needed the most urgent attention.
4
Q
Gangrene:
A
When a body decomposes due to a loss of bloody supply.
5
Q
Shrapnel:
A
A hollow shell filled with steel balls or lead, with gunpowder and a time fuse.
History
flashcards
Decks in class (23)
# Cards
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The Four Humours17
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Miasma4
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The Medieval 'Doctor'4
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Barber Surgeons3
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The influence of the Church3
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Galen's ideas2
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Doctor's Tools4
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Hospitals3
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Surgery in Medieval Times21
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Government and London6
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The impact of the NHS13
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Black Death10
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The Renaissance17
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Recap One6
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Introduction to Elizabeth11
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Medieval (1200 - 1500) Part One5
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Examples of continuntiy1
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Context of the British sector of the Western Front #110
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Helping the wounded on the Western Front9
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Key words5
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Conditions requiring treatment on the Western Front18
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Key words # 28
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The impact of the Western Front on Medicine7
