trench foot

It also helped stop soldiers get a disease called trench foot.

Medical cases included such diseases as trench foot and gas poisoning.

Trench foot is caused by standing on wet, muddy ground for a long time.

Trench foot cases declined and small attacks became easier, although digging was almost impossible.

A blister here and there is not trench foot.

Trench foot is common in those who spend a lot of time in the water without proper protection.

Peter Lake quickly found himself under the table, staring at fatty calves and trench foot.

He plans to see a doctor in a few days for the residual sores and swelling from the trench foot.

Kenny repeatedly suffered the effects of trench feet; the war had also made him partially deaf.

Trench foot can be prevented by keeping the feet not cold and damp .

The only way to get rid of trench foot was to dry your feet and change your socks several times a day.

A lot of men had been evacuated for trench foot, too many, McCreary thought.

If left untreated, trench foot usually results in gangrene, which can cause the need for amputation.

Duck-boards were also placed at the bottom of the trenches to protect soldiers from problems such as trench foot.

Corporal Carson remembered being taught that the way to prevent trench foot was to massage the feet.

He finally calmed down at the aid station; it was found he had a severe case of trench foot.

The weather took a heavier toll-822 hospitalized for frostbite, pneumonia, and trench foot.

Frostbite, heat stroke, trench foot, insect and wild animal bites are common.

Similar to trench foot, it causes deeper lesions.

"That would have made Wheaton about as popular as trench foot in his platoon.

It doesn't take weeks or months to develop trench foot though; in the appropriate conditions it can happen in about half a day.

It was a great improvement, however it lacked waterproofing, leading to trench foot.

He also prevented his men getting trench foot by personally ensuring they were fitted with boots a size larger than usual.

As with other cold-related injuries, trench foot leaves sufferers more susceptible to it in the future.

The boards helped to keep the soldiers' feet dry and prevent the development of trench foot caused by prolonged standing in waterlogged conditions.