There does not seem to be any information on the Internet to indicate that trench foot can cause someone to develop a heart condition that requires heart by-pass surgery, but naturally, that does not mean that it is not possible. This question, therefore, needs to be addressed to a medical person who has knowledge of both of the conditions.
The cold and wet penetrate until the skin turns blue and eventually all feeling is lost. If it is not prevented, the condition can turn gangrenous and that means that amputation has to happen otherwise the person will die.
Soldiers were advised to change their socks and boots regularly for dry ones, and to keep their feet dry so that they would not suffer from this condition, but often that was totally impractical.
There are many recorded instances when soldiers who had been brave enough to face the enemy in appalling conditions would break down and cry because they had trench foot because they knew that the outcome was usually death or amputation.
Thousands of gallons of whale grease was used every day but it was later found to do more harm than good because when the feet sweated there was nowhere for the moisture to go and so feet remained in a damp condition.
- What is trench foot?
The cold and wet penetrate until the skin turns blue and eventually all feeling is lost. If it is not prevented, the condition can turn gangrenous and that means that amputation has to happen otherwise the person will die.
- Why is it called trench foot?
Soldiers were advised to change their socks and boots regularly for dry ones, and to keep their feet dry so that they would not suffer from this condition, but often that was totally impractical.
There are many recorded instances when soldiers who had been brave enough to face the enemy in appalling conditions would break down and cry because they had trench foot because they knew that the outcome was usually death or amputation.
- Could it be prevented?
Thousands of gallons of whale grease was used every day but it was later found to do more harm than good because when the feet sweated there was nowhere for the moisture to go and so feet remained in a damp condition.