CLIP 3317
The impact of war on medical care in the 1900s
Key Info
- The impact of war on medical care in the 1900s
- Duration: 03:13
- Original footage and primary material give a narrative of how war impacted on medical care and treatment. It shows how techniques used in war were incorporated at home, including medical cards and blood banks. The clip also highlights how the search for antiseptic was moved on during war.
- Credits: Imperial War Museum, British Pathé News, Huntley Film Archive, The Wellcome Institute, National Blood Transfusion Service, British Medical Association, ICI Film
- Subject:
History
Topic:Medicine Through Time
- Keywords: medical care, casualties, field dressing stations, ambulance, hospital, First World War, world war one, WWI, medical history, blood banks, blood transfusion, sodium citrate, antiseptic, x-ray
Ideas for use in class
- At the start of an enquiry into 'War: what is it good for?', with students conducting independent research into medical (and other) developments brought about by conflict. It could also be used in the same way for teaching Medicine through Time in the topics developments in surgery and fighting disease. Students could conduct counter-factual history, asking 'what would our health care be like if there had never been a war'?
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 4x3
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