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World War One field hospitals were an important factor in saving lives during WW1. They were important because there were over 318,000 casualties during the war but unfortunately 120,000 turned to deaths. A field hospital is a place the wounded would go before they were evacuated to a hospital. When casualties arrived at the makeshift hospitals, the nurses and doctors main goals were keep them warm and prevent shock. If you had a broken limb it would be put in a splint. If a casualty was unable to travel they would go a hospital they would go to a casualty clearing station until they were well enough to travel. Operations such as amputations were carried out here. WW1 was a devastating war for the number of troops lost. Field hospitals helped save some of the thousands of lives lost in the war.