The Impact of the First World War
Cards (32)
- Who discovered X-rays and in what year?
- How do X-rays interact with different tissues in the body?
- How were X-ray images produced before the First World War?
- What were the limitations of X-ray equipment at the start of the First World War?
- Who invented a more reliable X-ray tube and when?
- What is the significance of the 'Coolidge tube'?
- What innovation did Marie Curie develop in 1914?
- What was the purpose of mobile X-ray units during the war?
- How did the First World War impact the number of radiologists?
- Who set up training schools for X-ray equipment operation?
- What were the key advancements in X-ray technology during the First World War?
- What problem was overcome as a result of the war?
- Why were blood transfusions rarely successful in the 17th century?
- Who discovered blood groups in 1900?
- What was the significance of Landsteiner's discovery?
- What was a consequence of serious wounds during World War I?
- Why is storing blood important during surgery?
- How did blood transfusions help during surgery?
- What substance was found in 1914 to stop blood clotting?
- What was established at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917?
- When was the British National Blood Transfusion Service established?
- What event accelerated the development of plastic surgery?
- What techniques were being developed in France and Germany before World War I?
- Who set up a plastic surgery unit for the British Army during World War I?
- What was Harold Gillies' main interest in plastic surgery?
- What technique did Gillies develop for skin grafting?
- How does a pedicle tube work?
- Who continued Gillies' work during World War II?
- What type of patients did McIndoe primarily treat?
- How did the work of Gillies and McIndoe contribute to plastic surgery?
- What is the significance of detailed records in medical practices like those kept by Gillies?
- What can be inferred about the evolution of plastic surgery from the work of Gillies and McIndoe?