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This is the Thomas Splint. It was first introduced by Hugh Owen Thomas in 1875 in his book titled Diseases of the hip, knee and ankle joints with their deformities, treated by a new and efficient method. It was used in World War 1 to stabilize femur fractures and brought down the mortality rates of femur fractures from 80% to 20%, saving many lives. The point of it was to stop injuries from getting infected and to reduce pain. Many soldiers would die on the battlefield from broken legs until the Thomas Splint came along. Now, the modified Thomas Splint is commonly used in hospitals by doctors. (“History of the Thomas Splint”).

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This is a stretcher used in World War 1. In a hospital in modern times you may see patients on stretchers. This is what they looked like when they were used in World War 1. Stretcher Bearers were given the responsibility of hauling wounded soldiers across battlefields in order to save them from several different types of deaths. It could easily be made using two long sticks and a large, strong piece of cloth. This is important because, like many other items from World War 1, there are variations all over the world like it that are used daily for medical purposes. (“WW1 Medical Equipment”).

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This is a Schimmelbusch Mask which was originally designed by Dr Curt Theodor Schimmelbusch in 1889 while he was an assistant surgeon. It was made in order to administer chloroform to anaesthetise patients going into surgery. Back then, it wasn't too uncommon for chloroform to get on a patient's skin and cause irritation. The Schimmelbusch Mask was designed so that the chloroform wouldn’t get on a patient's face or skin for that exact reason. This mask is sometimes even used in modern day when other methods aren’t available. This is important because it is used when other methods aren’t available and also because many variations or upgraded versions of it still exist and are used commonly around the world. (“Schimmelbusch Mask”)

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These are ID tags that every soldier was expected to wear. Because of the new weapons that enemies would use, soldiers would often be mutilated to the point of no recognition. Instead, dead soldiers could be identified through the use of ID tags that they wore. One would remain with the body for grave detail in order for burial while the Casualties Commanding officer would use the other for identification to notify the family and next kin of the soldiers. ID tags were made mandatory and would have the soldier’s name, rank, serial number, unit, and religion. This is important because in modern times, many soldiers or veterans wear dog tags which come from ID tags. (Sicard).

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This is a tourniquet and it was used by doctors, nurses and even soldiers in World War 1. It was used to stop blood flow so soldiers wouldn’t bleed out on the battlefield. The straps were wrapped around the wound on a soldier in order to make blood flow stop. After that, the wooden handle would be twisted in order to maintain pressure. This was carried by nearly everyone and it was expected of nearly everyone to know how to use one in order to save patients and fellow soldiers. This artifact is important because even in modern day, doctors put pressure on wounds or cut off the blood flow to a wound in order to save a patient from blood loss. ("WW1 Medical Equipment").

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https://ceufast.com/blog/nursing-and-medicine-during-world-war-i

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Medical_Equipment_of_World_War_I

https://www.nstgroup.co.uk/Files/Media%20Library/PDFs/Other%20Documents/history%20resource%20-%20medical%20equipment.pdf

https://taskandpurpose.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-dog-tag/

https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/museum/schimmelbusch-mask/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.orthopedicsri.com/2016217history-of-the-thomas-splint/amp/