shrapnel injuries

• Caused by: Being hit by bullets or shrapnel from rifles/explosions often in the legs and arms
• Symptoms: Pieces of metal would penetrate the body, taking with it parts of uniform, soil and dirt
• Solutions: Steel Brodie helmets were worn to protect the head
• Massive psychological impact – fear and panic
• 58% of all the wounds in world war one
• 41000 had amputations
• 60% of shrapnel wounds were in the legs and arms
• fatal headwounds were reduced by 80%