Trenches

Thomas ScanlonFrancesca DePaloKat Fisher

Aspects of Life

Horrific Dealt with major health hazards Trench foot, lice, and tetanus Hampered blood circulation

Aspects of Life

Did everything in trenches Ate, Slept, and washed Dead decomposing bodies laying in

the trenches Diseased rats scurried around

A.O.L Continued

Stood in Trench for hours at a time

Physical Effects

Trench Foot-result of prolonged periods in wet, soggy boots in cold, water –filled trenches• Feet swelled, blistered

and caused intense pain

• Soldiers were ordered to change socks whenever possible

Physical Effects

Trench Fever- caused by lice infestations• High grade fever,

aches, rashes

Physical Effects

Other Physical Effects:• Influenza • Lice Infestation• Respiratory Problems

Emotional EffectsShell Shock- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder• label for neuropsychiatric

casualties of the war• due to exploding shell

blasts• Side Effects- starry-eyes

looks, violent tremors, expressions of terror and sometimes blindness and paralysis

Structure

Bibliography-Thomas

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Bunker, Robert J. "Trench Warfare: World War I." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

Bibliography-Francesca

Bunker, Robert J. “Trench Warfare: World War I.” World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.

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Bibliography-Kat

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