life in the trenches in ww1 sucked. it was cold and wet and muddy and soldiers had to stay there for days if not hours on end. it wasnt a fun happy time in which people were like "yay its cold and wet and muddy lets splash in the puddles" it wasnt like that. soldiers sometimes walked and walked and walked through trenches and their boots were filled with dirty cold water that often had lice and fleas and rats in it. these creatures were everywhere in the trenches. the soldiers could not change their boots that were filled with infected water. their feet went all soggy and diseased. they got trench foot and it was disgusting and painful. they could not cure it sometimes they had to cut off their feet.
I think that the only reason trench foot can kill is if the soldier has their foot amputated and then during the process get an infection.
Answeraccording to my books, 75,000 brits had it but only 41 died from it which i am not sure is 100% correct
no it couldn't not in the soldiers conditions and hardship
Both trench foot and trench mouth were severe conditions faced by soldiers in World War I, but trench foot was generally considered worse due to its debilitating effects. Trench foot resulted from prolonged exposure to cold, wet conditions, leading to tissue damage and potentially necessitating amputations. Trench mouth, while painful and debilitating due to severe gum infections, did not typically result in physical loss of limbs. Ultimately, trench foot had more immediate and life-altering consequences for soldiers.
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
Nothing, all they could do was amputate it.
I think that the only reason trench foot can kill is if the soldier has their foot amputated and then during the process get an infection.
trench foot is a condition often got by soldiers in the first world war, when they couldn't dry their feet out.
Answeraccording to my books, 75,000 brits had it but only 41 died from it which i am not sure is 100% correct
Trench foot
by not getting it
Trench foot would cause blisters and open sores on the soldiers foot. Often fungal infections would set in and gangrene if left untreated.
Soldiers died from trench foot because their shoes were wet with dirty water
no it couldn't not in the soldiers conditions and hardship
Both trench foot and trench mouth were severe conditions faced by soldiers in World War I, but trench foot was generally considered worse due to its debilitating effects. Trench foot resulted from prolonged exposure to cold, wet conditions, leading to tissue damage and potentially necessitating amputations. Trench mouth, while painful and debilitating due to severe gum infections, did not typically result in physical loss of limbs. Ultimately, trench foot had more immediate and life-altering consequences for soldiers.
trench foot and shell shock
wear really big boots