FIRST WORLD WAR FIRST WORLD WAR DRESSING STATIONDRESSING STATION

What happened to you when you got What happened to you when you got injured or ill during the warinjured or ill during the war

Soldiers lived in trenches in the Soldiers lived in trenches in the Great War.Great War.

Trenches were dangerousTrenches were dangerous

Soldiers were at risk of Soldiers were at risk of getting hurt or ill when getting hurt or ill when living in the trenchesliving in the trenches

Trenches did not Trenches did not provide much protectionprovide much protection

They were cold, wet and They were cold, wet and muddymuddy

Soldiers could be hurt Soldiers could be hurt by bombs or bulletsby bombs or bullets

First AidFirst Aid

Some soldiers carried Some soldiers carried first aid bagsfirst aid bags

This is an original first This is an original first aid bagaid bag

Compare it to our Compare it to our modern first aid kit in modern first aid kit in the classroomthe classroom

Often soldiers needed Often soldiers needed more than first aidmore than first aid

Dressing StationDressing Station

Moving a casualtyMoving a casualty

Sometimes a soldier Sometimes a soldier needed to go for more needed to go for more treatment. They would treatment. They would be taken by stretcher to be taken by stretcher to the dressing stationthe dressing station

At the dressing station, At the dressing station, a soldier would be a soldier would be assessed and treated or assessed and treated or moved to a hospitalmoved to a hospital

At the hospitalAt the hospital

The hospitals would be The hospitals would be away from the fighting.away from the fighting.

Women were allowed to Women were allowed to work in the hospitalswork in the hospitals

Many of the soldiers Many of the soldiers were terribly injured were terribly injured and many died.and many died.

Some soldiers needed Some soldiers needed many months in hospital many months in hospital to get well again.to get well again.

Renactment of a Dressing StationRenactment of a Dressing Station

These are renactors These are renactors showing you what a showing you what a first aid dressing first aid dressing station would look station would look like. Doctors and like. Doctors and Nurses would live in Nurses would live in the tents with their the tents with their patientspatients

Nurses uniformsNurses uniforms

This is an This is an

Original nursesOriginal nurses

Uniform from Uniform from

19151915

Nurses and Patients at their Nurses and Patients at their dressing station 1917dressing station 1917