The Fight for Medicine Medicine is the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. War is a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. These two concepts influence one another in different ways. How did Medicine affect World War II? Medical advancements developed side by side with war, making the process of saving soldiers’ lives more efficient and simple.
Medicine was made to be easily used by soldiers with minor wounds on the battlefields, to not exhaust the energy of the medics and to quickly aid the wound. For instance, sulfanilamide, can be sprinkled on an open wound and dressed with a bandage to prevent infection of open wounds. This process can be completed by not only medics but also soldiers as well. Sulfa powder was not the only medical improvement that came along with World War II there was many others as well. Atabrine, like sulfa powder was easily used by soldiers. It comes in pill form and fights malaria (Steinart). This was a prime example of how medicine and war quickly advanced alongside each other. Because medicine was simplified to be handled easily on the battlefield, soldiers’ lives were quickly saved.
Not all medicines were invented like Sulfa powder of Atabrine, easy to use. morphine, penicillin and blood plasma were other life saving medical contributions to World War II. The painkiller, morphine was used by medics and could be …show more content…
Saving lives in general was refreshed to be made uncomplicated and dynamic because medical advancements were perfected neck and neck with war. War and medicine could easily be compared to friends running a 100 meter dash, one slightly behind the other catching up to the other’s speed and pushing them to run faster, finish quicker, set a record in the world. Without World War II, medicine would not be as developed as it is
Medicine was made to be easily used by soldiers with minor wounds on the battlefields, to not exhaust the energy of the medics and to quickly aid the wound. For instance, sulfanilamide, can be sprinkled on an open wound and dressed with a bandage to prevent infection of open wounds. This process can be completed by not only medics but also soldiers as well. Sulfa powder was not the only medical improvement that came along with World War II there was many others as well. Atabrine, like sulfa powder was easily used by soldiers. It comes in pill form and fights malaria (Steinart). This was a prime example of how medicine and war quickly advanced alongside each other. Because medicine was simplified to be handled easily on the battlefield, soldiers’ lives were quickly saved.
Not all medicines were invented like Sulfa powder of Atabrine, easy to use. morphine, penicillin and blood plasma were other life saving medical contributions to World War II. The painkiller, morphine was used by medics and could be …show more content…
Saving lives in general was refreshed to be made uncomplicated and dynamic because medical advancements were perfected neck and neck with war. War and medicine could easily be compared to friends running a 100 meter dash, one slightly behind the other catching up to the other’s speed and pushing them to run faster, finish quicker, set a record in the world. Without World War II, medicine would not be as developed as it is