Medical treatment in Casualty Clearing Stations and Base Hospitals

History

The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century

The British sector of the Western Front

Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front

The Chain of Evacuation on the Western Front

The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery and medicine

In this unit, pupils study a specific historical environment. They learn about the local context of this area and the way in which it interacted with national issues and the themes they have studied in their thematic study.

Historic environments

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

If something is {{}}, it is at the point of death.

Where on the Western Front was an underground hospital built?

Who was prioritised for surgery under the triage system?

How many patients could be accommodated in total across all British Base Hospitals in 1914?

What did the Base Hospital at Calais specialise in treating?

to help wounded soldiers receive treatment

to help soldiers construct trench systems

What was the purpose of the Chain of Evacuation?

At which stages of the Chain of Evacuation were surgeries normally performed?

How many personnel worked for the RAMC by 1918?

Ambulance {{}} could transport over 400 wounded men at once.

Who was responsible for retrieving wounded men from the battlefield?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Medical treatment in Casualty Clearing Stations and Base Hospitals

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.