Exam skills: Medicine in Britain c.1250-Present (Edexcel GCSE History: The Thematic & Historic Environment (Paper 1)): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1HI0

5 hours35 questions
1
2 marks

Describe one feature of the problems involved in transporting wounded soldiers away from the battleground.

2
2 marks

Describe one feature of blood transfusions on the Western Front during the First World War.

3
2 marks

Describe one feature of the use of the Thomas splint.

4
2 marks

Describe one feature of ill health among soldiers that arose from the trench environment.

5
2 marks

Describe one feature of the dressing stations where injured soldiers might be taken to receive treatment.

6
2 marks

Describe one feature of a Base Hospital where injured soldiers might be taken to receive treatment on the Western Front.

7
2 marks

Describe one feature of the advances made in surgery on the Western Front during the First World War.

8
2 marks

Describe one feature of wounds caused by rifles and explosives on the Western Front.

9
2 marks

Describe one feature of blood banks on the Western Front.

10
2 marks

Describe one feature of the support trench system on the Western Front.

11
2 marks

Describe one feature of the effects of poison gas attacks on solders.

12
2 marks

Describe one feature of the new techniques used in the treatment of wounds on the Western Front.