in this context, medical treatments which involve cutting into the body

any living organism which is too small to be seen without a microscope

the process of adding an amount of blood to a person’s body

the process in which blood changes into a solid state to form a thick mass or lump

The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century

History

The British sector of the Western Front

Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front

The Chain of Evacuation on the Western Front

Medical treatment in Casualty Clearing Stations and Base Hospitals

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

people who are injured or killed during a war

to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safer

small, sharp pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb explodes

an injury, especially one that is made by a bullet or sharp object

a room in a hospital where people receiving treatment stay

in this context, to clean an injury and put a covering over it to protect it

a substance used to destroy disease-causing bacteria

in this context, the process of washing out a wound to prevent infection

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The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18

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