trench foot
Wet-sock soldier's curse
Trench foot is a painful condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to cold, wet, and unsanitary conditions.
It became notorious during World War I, when soldiers standing for days in waterlogged trenches developed numbness, swelling, and tissue damage that could lead to gangrene.
The condition still occurs among homeless people, hikers, and others whose feet remain wet and cold for extended periods without proper care.
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
swelling · numbness · inflammation · edema · tissue damage · amputation · sepsis · frostbite
First global military conflict
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
- infantryGround combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- dugoutsRecessed team benches
foxholes · frontline · field hospitals · medic · casualty · combat · barracks · No Man's Land
Dangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- freezingExtremely cold
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
winter · subzero · windchill · exposure · poor circulation · thermal · insulation
Saturated with liquid
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- dampSlightly wet
standing water · flooded · sodden · immersion · muddy · swampy · drenched · poor drainage
Turning on an axis
- duckboardsSlatted boards over wet surfaces
- elevationHeight above reference point
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
gangrene
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
blistering · swelling · numbness · inflammation · edema · tissue damage · amputation · sepsis · frostbite · chilblains
World War I
First global military conflict
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
- infantryGround combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
dugouts · foxholes · frontline · field hospitals · medic · casualty · combat · barracks · No Man's Land · Ypres
hypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
shivering · winter · subzero · windchill · exposure · poor circulation · thermal · insulation
waterlogged
Saturated with liquid
damp · standing water · flooded · sodden · immersion · muddy · swampy · drenched · poor drainage · puddles
rotation
Turning on an axis
- duckboardsSlatted boards over wet surfaces
- elevationHeight above reference point
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- World War Ieastern front, Western Front, soldiers, battlefields, Treaty of Versailles
- WWIno man's land, no mans land, armistice, doughboys, over the top
- Arctic Survivalfrostbite, hypothermia, igloo, parka, snowshoes
- cold damagefrostbite, hypothermia, frozen pipes, burst pipes, ice dam
- cold injuriesfrostbite, frostnip, hypothermia, chilblains, cold shock
- Trenchesfront line, parapet, traverse, dugout, dugouts
trench footheat stroke
Overheating-caused medical crisis
sunburn · hyperthermia · dehydration · heat exhaustion · thermal burn
foot, trench, footstep, entrenched, trenches, retrench, entrench, footman, retrenchment