Evolution of medicine
By: Latia and Alyssa
When the United States entered the war in 1917, there were no medical corps established. During the war, the US army copied medical tactics the french had used for the past three years in order to keep the troops healthy enough to fight. This system arranged military medical staff in a practical manner. The medics would come to the trenches with their stretchers and give the wounded treatment aid that often saved lives.
World War I was the first conflict to see the use of deadly gases as a weapon. Gas burned skin and made noses, throats, and lungs irritated. It could cause death or paralysis within minutes, killing by asphyxiation, not having enough oxygen to the body. As soon as troops learned that
By: Latia and Alyssa
When the United States entered the war in 1917, there were no medical corps established. During the war, the US army copied medical tactics the french had used for the past three years in order to keep the troops healthy enough to fight. This system arranged military medical staff in a practical manner. The medics would come to the trenches with their stretchers and give the wounded treatment aid that often saved lives.
World War I was the first conflict to see the use of deadly gases as a weapon. Gas burned skin and made noses, throats, and lungs irritated. It could cause death or paralysis within minutes, killing by asphyxiation, not having enough oxygen to the body. As soon as troops learned that