Instructions

What is her viewpoint of the conditions at the hospital?

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Florence had little notice (“half an hour”) to prepare for the wounded. She also had little time for herself “wish I had time”. It is also horrific there “horror and misery”. The numbers of wounded are very high – “250 more”. Also the other British nurses are very “difficult to manage”. It is also extremely busy: “every 10 minutes…they have to cram lint” into wounds. There is “no room for the Corpses”. They also have to deal with the cruelties of war – the balls “go in where they like”, and see a range of awful injuries “leg amputated”

  • They have little time to prepare for the wounded;
  • She has little time during the day;
  • There is “Horror and Misery” there;
  • The number of wounded is very high – 540 wounded;
  • Difficult managing all the female nurses;
  • It is tiring – “fatigue”
  • It is very busy there “every ten minutes…”
  • Injuries are horrific – three limbs per man;
  • There is much death/despair “last hope”;
  • It is overcrowded “no room for Corpses”;
  • The injuries are random – “Balls…go in where they like”