trench foot and shell shock
Nothing, all they could do was amputate it.
It would've helped prevent trench foot.
Trench foot got its name because during World War I many of the soldiers who fought in the trenches got trench foot because of the constantly damp conditions of their shoes in the trenches.It is not known exactly when or where the disease was given it's apt name but I'd imagine it was just a general term used by the soldiers that it was eventually accepted as it's name. The proper name of Trench Foot, however, is 'immersion foot'.
It has been estimated that about %25 of all casualties were down to Trench foot, all though many cases were mis diagnosed, or went unrecorded so the actual figure is thought to be slightly higher.
trench foot is a condition often got by soldiers in the first world war, when they couldn't dry their feet out.
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trench foot and shell shock
Trench warfare was the symbol of a foot soldier in World War 1. Most of the battles for the foot soldier took place from a trench dug for protection.
Nothing, all they could do was amputate it.
Trench Foot was mostly common in World War 1 when soldiers had to stand in cold, wet and unsanitary trenches. The feet would be so wet that a sort of mould would grow on them.
It would've helped prevent trench foot.
No, trench foot was first noted by Napoleon's army in 1812. It was made more well known during the trench warfares of World War I, but it was not new at that time.
Life was hard mainly in the trenches, many soldiers got trench foot.
Trench Foot was a major medical issue. This was because the trenches often contained mice and rats and when the soldiers feet were wet the bacteria and the fact that they walked a lot would lead to Trench Foot
Trench foot got its name because during World War I many of the soldiers who fought in the trenches got trench foot because of the constantly damp conditions of their shoes in the trenches.It is not known exactly when or where the disease was given it's apt name but I'd imagine it was just a general term used by the soldiers that it was eventually accepted as it's name. The proper name of Trench Foot, however, is 'immersion foot'.
Trench foot was a fungal infection that inflicted many soldiers' feet. It was caused when forced to stand for a long period in sodden boots in muddy water at the bottom of the trenches during the first world war.