Surgery and Treatment on the Western Front

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  • Educational Guided History, Secondary School

Curriculum Included

Key Highlights

  • Expert guide support
  • Specific focus on Surgery & Treatment
  • Issues of health & hygiene in the trenches
  • Medical treatment on the battlefield
  • Gas - its effects and treatment
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About this trip

For those studying WJEC Eduqas Thematic Study Option 2F: Changes in Health and Medicine in Britain c500 to the Present Day, Anglia is delighted to offer a range of fully-guided tours each designed to support the study of the historic environment, British Sector of the Western Front 1914-1918 and the treatment and care of the wounded.

Using carefully selected sources and a range of period medical kit and equipment, our Surgery & Treatment tours really will bring the topic alive for your students.

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Study Themes

Your guided tour will incorporate the following key study themes to  support your learning back in the classroom.

Surgery & Treatment

  • Trench warfare and trench construction.
  • Issues of health and hygiene in the trenches
  • The nature of battlefield wounds
  • Medical treatment on the battlefield
  • The Chain of Evacuation
  • How do you move casualties and where to?
  • The role of the RAMC
  • Infection, trauma and blood loss
  • Gas - its effects and treatment

Typical key visits included in this itinerary 

  • Bayernwald – German trench system
    Creating the Western Front; the development of Trench warfare; daily routine; conditions in the trenches; issues of health and hygiene in the trenches; comparison between battlefield casualties and illness in previous conflicts – what changes?
  • Hill 60
    The development of mine warfare in the Great War; the use of poison gas and its effects; the differing nature of battlefield wounds; medical treatment on the battlefield; how do you move casualties on the battlefield? The role of Medical Officers and Stretcher Bearers.
  • Hooge Crater Museum
    In the museum’s brand new hospital classroom, a guide-led demonstration of the triage process using period equipment and medical supplies with role play and a chance to wear a Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) uniform; what treatment is available?
  • Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
    Former Advanced Dressing Station (ADS). How are casualties transported from RAP to ADS; the role of the RAMC; Infection, trauma and blood loss; Rev. Edgar Noel Moore MC – the role of Padres on the Front Line; ethos of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; A demonstration of the triage process using period equipment and medical supplies; what treatment is available? The use of x-rays; blood transfusions and the Thomas Splint.
  • Lijssenthoek CWGC cemetery
    Former Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) and largest hospital cemetery in the Ypres Salient; how are casualties transported from ADS to CCS; the role of Nursing Staff including First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY); the role of surgeons and the development of new medical techniques; treating gas casualties; abdominal wounds etc; What happens to those who don’t make it? The role and ethos of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. An opportunity for reflection and a chance to lay a Poppy wreath.

Sample itinerary

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Your price will include

  • Fully guided service
  • Tailor-made itinerary
  • An executive coach for your exclusive use
  • Return crossings with ferry or Eurotunnel
  • 1 free teacher place for every 10 paying students
  • All entrance fees associated with your visit
  • Free Surgery & Treatment Aide Memoire workbook for every student

Why choose Anglia for Guided History Trips?

At Anglia we care about our customers, our staff, the places we visit, the stories we tell and the organisations we work with. These key principles define who we are and what we do. We believe they are also the reason why Anglia is the market leader in fully-guided history trips for UK schools. We work with you to design a bespoke tour which meets the specific needs of your school and which supports what you are teaching in class. We start by asking what you want your students to see and what you want them to experience then build the tour around these requirements. A tour which, as the testimonials on our website show, your students will find thought-provoking, engaging and enjoyable.

Please can you pass on my thanks to both John and Sean who did a fantastic job as our guides on Friday. They were engaging and exceptionally knowledgeable which was noted by both staff and pupils. I would thoroughly recommend you as a tour provider, and hope to use you guys again in the future!

We definitely will be looking to re-book with you for next academic year
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