Nothing, all they could do was amputate it.
trench foot and shell shock
It would've helped prevent trench foot.
yes in Japan mostly this gave some troops a ticket home
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.
trench foot and shell shock
80,000
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.
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.
yes in Japan mostly this gave some troops a ticket home
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
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 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'.