Trench foot is a condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, cold conditions.
If the condition is left untreated in can result in gangrene and require amputation. However, the condition is treatable and if treated properly, it will recover completely, although it can cause severe short term pain when feeling returns to the foot.
First you feet will start going numb and then they would turn either red or blue. This can be cured by keeping your feet dry and changing your socks several times a day.
Blisters and open sores are some of the symptoms of trench foot.
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, not sleeping, rats and paranoia. ps. hudson w/h chabelo w/h
whale oil was an oily weatherproof substance that locked in the moisture and stop trench foot from occurring
Answeraccording to my books, 75,000 brits had it but only 41 died from it which i am not sure is 100% correct
a modern military trench should be 2 inches above the tallest mans head. So if you 5 foot exactly u need a 5 foot 2 inch trench.
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'.
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.
Blisters and open sores are some of the symptoms of trench foot.
Its because of the water basically making there foot mouldy
The remedy for severe trench foot would be amputation or staying out of the water
trench foot is bogies in the toenail and you get it by sitting on tha doilet to long you get me blad
Immersion foot, or trench foot, is the blackening of the toes and the skin ,They vary in size and shape and are usually caused by a virus.
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.
Nobody dies of trench foot. Trench foot is caused by walking around for days, in the mud, while wearing wet boots. Think of it as "super-athlete's foot".
your foot was not looking great
The main symptoms of the condition of Trench Foot is having a itching, heavy feeling and in some cases a prickly foot. Trench foot may cause pain, tingling, swelling, blotching and red and warm foot.