Second World War Munitions Factory - Treatment of Injuries

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Memories of work in a munitions factory in the Second World War.

Two women looking back at their work in a munitions factory in the Second World War remember treating a man who had been seriously injured in an accident. Includes a graphic description of the treatment.
From: People's History of Wales On the Home Front: World War Two
First broadcast : 14 March 1996

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9, 9-11, 11-14

Subject : History

Topic : Twentieth century world

Keywords : Second World War

Notes : Can use to look how ordinary people dealt with injuries in a wartime situation. For some these were daily occurrences - how would pupils have coped with this?

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