How has medicine change since ww1?

Answer 1

In many ways - Blood transfusions and the discovery of a chemical to stop blood clotting so that it can be stored for up to three weeks.

X rays - the development of the mobile X ray machine. The work of Marie Curie in getting the French Government to set up the Red Cross Radiology Service which sent 20 mobile vans with X ray kit on them to the front lines (these were called Petitie Curies)

Plastic Surgery - the work of Harold Gillies in developing the Queens Hospital in Kent that saved over 5000 lives - through facial and jaw plastic surgery

The work of the navy in educating sailors to have better personal hygiene. The reduction in drunkeness and sexually transmitted disease. The use of quarantine for sailors - stopped disease spreading.

Surgeons got more practice and developed new techniques on the battle field

Hope this helps with the GCSE soon!!

JLS

Answer 2

New technology has been made which can be used to improve medicine as well as help making it. More tests have been carried out to see what kind of formulas work.

Answer 3

World war one and two were largely affected by malaria and the quinine possession. So the wars were less fought between soldiers and more between soldiers and malaria.