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Unit Summary

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.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain how medical care was organised at Casualty Clearing Stations (CCSs) and Base Hospitals.

Key Notes

• Triage systems were used in Casualty Clearing Stations (CCCs).
• CCSs prioritised wounded soldiers with life-threatening injuries, but who could be saved, over other patients.
• Base Hospitals were able to care for large numbers of patients.
• An underground hospital was constructed at Arras.
• The underground hospital at Arras was abandoned during a battle.

Vocabulary To Learn

• ward: a room in a hospital where people receiving treatment stay
• dressed: in this context, to clean an injury and put a covering over it to protect it
• moribund: something that is at the point of death

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Patients with the most severe wounds were prioritised for operations at CCSs.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front Study Guide
• The British sector of the Western Front Study Guide
• The Chain of Evacuation on the Western Front Study Guide
• The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century Study Guide
• The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery and medicine Study Guide