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How did WW1 help surgery advance? - Coggle Diagram
How did WW1 help surgery advance?
Shell Shock
Soldier would have shell Shock
Other soldiers will not be able to speak
Today it is known as PTSD
Blood Transfusions
Karl Landsteiner discover blood groups
You couldn't store blood
They found out how to bootle blood and put it on ice
X-rays
X-rays were discovered in 1895
Mobile machines were used in the battlefield
Helped to save many lives
Plastic Surgery
Harold Gillies was the first Plastic surgeon
1000 beds for soldiers
skin transplants
Infection
The battlefields were very dirty
Soaked wounds in salty water
Cut away infected flesh
Broken Bones
Broken Bones could be repaired
The Army leg Splint
Knit together the bones so they can heal