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

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which word means 'to make something free from microbes'?

People suffering from serious blood loss can go into a condition known as {{}}.

Which of the following problems would X-rays most commonly be used to diagnose?

Which blood group is considered a universal donor group?

By 1900, only antiseptic methods were practised in surgery.

By 1900, only aseptic methods were practised in surgery.

By 1900, neither antiseptic nor aseptic methods were practised in surgery.

By 1900, both antiseptic and aseptic methods were practised in surgery.

Joseph Lister encouraged the use of carbolic acid to sterilise wounds

Starting with the earliest, sort the following developments into chronological order.

to say what is wrong with someone who is sick

methods used to help cure someone or manage their illness

methods used to stop people becoming unwell

Match each term with its correct definition.

Germ Theory accurately claimed that decay was caused by {{}}.

Which substance was sometimes used as an anaesthetic in the medieval period?

In which century did William Harvey challenge Galen's ideas about blood in the human body?

Deaths from infections became more common.

Deaths from infections became less common.

Deaths from infections remained at the same level as in the early 19th century.

Which statement about surgery in the mid-19th century is correct?

spontaneous generation used to explain outbreaks of disease

scientists began to argue that genes pass on some disease

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

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

The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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