作者：Danna Gamboa 2 年以前
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WWI: The Trenches
During World War I, soldiers faced grueling conditions in the trenches that had significant impacts on their mental and physical health. The term "shell shock," now recognized as PTSD, was coined to describe the trauma experienced by soldiers, manifesting in symptoms like fatigue, tremors, and nightmares.
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WWI: The Trenches Deadly Gasses Subtopic Mustard gas and chlorine gas ;these gasses were new to battle they were chemically made by germany and were first used on April 22, 1915 Chemical warfare is the use of chemicals to attack enemies
Health and illnesses The health of the solider was not the best the solider often suffered from trench foot, lice and the trenches were prone to rat infestation. The rats the infested the trenches were brown and black rats, they could grow to the size of a cat Food Rations included tea, sugar, bread, cheese, jam, turnips,canned meat, bacon ,potatoes, broths and carrots. Soldiers were required to eat 4,300 calories due to the physical labor of the war Shell shock The symptoms of shell shock included fatigue, tremors, confusion, nightmares, impaired sight and hearing loss Treatments included talk/ physical therapy and electroshock
Doctors diagnosed almost 10,000 canadians in world war 1
‘Shellshock’ or what is now known as ptsd was a condition coined to describe the trauma the soldiers faced during the war
