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WWI FIELD HOSPITAL

The administration of medical aid on the front lines of war meant medics were a key division of all the armed services, but as WWI commenced this was still a relatively new concept. With the new mechanised nature of the battle, the need to treat injuries and rotate in and out fit soldiers was more important than ever and field hospitals became a crucial tool along with the role of triage to sort patients.

Triage was first used by French doctor Dominique Jean Larrey during the Napoleonic Wars and so it was from

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