By: Weston BryanMr. Hunt Period 5

February 8, 2011

• There was many sicknesses during this time. To name a few:– Influenza

– Trench fever

– Typhoid fever

– Lice

The dieses were deadly and

often causes of death along with

being shot.

http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1525781?terms=influenza

• Many doctors in the war only had a few years of formal schooling.

• The doctors were aware of hygiene and were careful about their cleanliness.

• The typical medical schooling at the time consisted of only two six-month terms of studying, all of which was spent in lecture classes with no time devoted to hands-on work.

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• Woman played a big part in medicine while the men were fighting in the war.

• The care and treatment of the sick has traditionally been the role of women, and throughout history, women developed specialized knowledge about herbal medicines.

• Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree, from Geneva Medical

College in New York in 1849. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/981975?terms=elizabeth+blackwell

• Many wounded were put into medical camps set up behind the front lines.

• They would set up camps in large buildings that were not yet destroyed by warfare.

• Many run down factories, churches, & storage buildings were used to house the medical fields.

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• Wayne, Tiffany K. "Women in Medicine." In American History. ABC-CLIO, 2000-. Accessed February 8, 2011. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/.

• American History, s.v. "Treating wounded soldiers during World War I," Image, National Archives, accessed February 8, 2011. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/.

• http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/293715?terms=world+war+one+wounded

• http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/981975?terms=elizabeth+blackwell

• http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1057539?terms=medicine

• http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1525781?terms=influenza

• "World War I | Medicine." Yale University. Accessed February 08, 2011. http://www.yale.edu/collections_collaborative/WW1/medicine.html.