[The Italian armed forces health service during the Great War]

The Italia n armed forces health servi ce during the Great war. The Great War ha d a huge impact on Italia n society. The organisation ofthe armed forces health servi ce faced extreme difficulties due to the extensive loss of l ife of an almost exclusively terrestri al war. In this context, the role of the medicai staff an d nursing staff was essential, as the example of the volunteer Red Cross nurses testifies. However, this conflict revealed the need to i m prove the training of the nursing staff, as was the case in Anglo-saxon countries.

The Great War had a huge impact on Italian society. The organisation of the armed forces health service faced extreme difficulties due to the extensive loss of life of an almost exclusively terrestrial war. In this context, the role of the medical staff and nursing staff was essential, as the example of the volunteer Red Cross nurses testifies. However, this conflict revealed the need to improve the training of the nursing staff, as was the case in Anglo-Saxon countries.