The Medical Frontier of the Great War

The Great War left behind sixteen million dead and twenty-one million wounded soldiers across Europe.

Shrapnel, bullets, and gas burned flesh, while infections spread

rapidly through the mud and filth. Brave stretcher-bearers risked everything to carry the fallen through

heavy fire to safety. Soldiers administered vital aid with tourniquets and bandages to

save their comrades on the front lines. In mobile hospitals, triage systems were

developed to prioritize those with the best chance of survival under pressure. Innovations in surgery

and motorized ambulances forever changed the landscape of modern military medicine and saved countless lives.