what were common medical treatments for illness and injury during ww2?
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The Use of Sulfanilamide in World War II\n\n    The discovery of Sulfanilamide greatly affected the mortality rate during World War II. American soldiers were taught to immediately sprinkle sulfa powder on any open wound to prevent infection. Every soldier was issued a first aid pouch that was designed to be attached to the soldier’s waist belt. The first aid pouch contained a package of sulfa powder and a bandage to dress the wound. One of the main components carried by a combat medic during World War II was sulfa powder and sulfa tablets. \n\nThe Use of Penicillin in World War II\n\n   Recognizing the potential of the Pfizer process for producing penicillin and desperate for massive quantities to aid in the war effort, the U.S. government authorized 19 companies to produce the antibiotic using Pfizer's deep-tank fermentation techniques, which Pfizer had agreed to share with its competitors. Many of these companies could not come close to Pfizer's production levels and quality. Ultimately Pfizer produced 90 percent of the penicillin that went ashore with Allied forces at Normandy on D-Day in 1944 and more than half of all the penicillin used by the Allies for the rest of the war, helping to save countless lives. \n\nAtrabine to fight malaria. Atabrine was effective, if only the men could be made to take it. A great part of the problem was that the proper dosage had not yet been worked out. In an effort to ensure that the Atabrine was actually swallowed by the soldiers, medics or NCOs from the combat units stood at the head of mess lines to carefully watch marines and soldiers take their little yellow tablets. \n\nUse of plasma for blood transfusion saved many lives. If they were short of plasma blood transfusion was done when needed and if feasible (in that case the donors would generally be other soldiers and staff in the camps)\n\nDuring World War II, Medics were allowed to administer morphine to alleviate pain, although the injection could also be given at the Battalion, or Collecting Stations. If the drug was applied , the syrette was pinned to the casualties collar to prevent overdosing of unconscious patients.  Usually the 1/2 grain injection from the toothpaste tube shaped syrette, combined with physical exhaustion, was sufficient to knock the patient out, with the casualty often waking up in the hospital.\nhttp://home.att.net/~steinert/wwii.htm\nThis site has lots more fascinating details. Check it out.\n\nIn addition to all this there was treatment for the following\nMEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY\nInfluenza, \nTrench Fever and Lice \nDiabetes \nTyphoid Fever \nUndulant or Mediterranean Fever \nDa Costa's Syndrome or "Soldier's Heart" \nSURGERY\nSANITATION and HYGIENE\nVENEREOLOGY\nPSYCHIATRY\nCheck out this site for details on this.\nhttp://www.ku.edu/carrie/specoll/medical/medindex.htm\n\nGenerally treatment did not exist for Jews. Check this site.\nhttp://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1236.html \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POW \n\nA lot of medical experiments were done on Jews and other POW's \nhttp://www.auschwitz.dk/doctors.htm
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You are ill and need medical care.
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Because my relatives in Canada tell me the horror stories of socialized medicine. My Cousin had to wait 4 months to have blood clots removed from his leg, then my Uncle had to wait 8 months to have a hernia repaired. No thanks, keep your socialism.
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Disease and infection almost killed as many soldiers as actual battle.  The conditions of most medical facilities were horrible and as many as 1 in 4 would succumb to post operative complications after surgery (if you can even call it that).  Amputations were common and not always adminstered by a surgeon.  Sterilization wasn't something they knew much about, so instruments were often used from patient to patient, spreading infection.  Indeed, the first thing a doctor would use as a probe for a wound was his finger.  Keep in mind that medical science had not exactly kept up with military science, and during the American Civil War, we saw the battlefield introduction of the rifle, the Gatling gun, repeating firearms and other "innovations" designed to maim and kill. If you counted the number of soldiers that died from the complications of their wounds, it represents a significant number.
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Typical treatment for bacterial diseases is antibiotics.  The problem that medical professionals face is antibiotic resistant bacteria.  One common example of this is patients with MRSA.  MRSA stands for methycillin resistant staphylococcus areus.  Hospitals have special precautions in place for people with this problem.  But, antibiotics are the most common treatment.  There is antibiotic ointments for skin infections, eye drops for things like conjunctivitis(pink eye), oral antibiotics like penicillin, amoxycillin, tetracycline, and more.  There are different classes of antibiotics and they all attack a pathogen in a different way.  A great source for you would be Wikipedia.  Go to the site and type in "antibiotics".  The site lists the different classes and types of antibiotics and how they work.  Good Luck!  I hope this helps.
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- remedial massage\n - heat treatment\n - physiotherapy ?
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Prescription Drugs and Pain Medications\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/75/89652.htm
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*plant derivatives\n*roasted onion on ear\n*blood transfusions (from lambs)\n\nGo to these websites for more information :)\nhttp://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/Medbelprac.html\nhttp://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/elizabethanmedicine.html\n\nAlso try going to google or wikipedia and typing in "medical procedures during sixteenth century"
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They didn't treat it enough in the Vietnam era, if at all. I think it was still called 'shell shock' even then. Most of the PTSD was miscatagorized or untreated. On top of the length of the conflict, (remember, we were never officially at war with Vietnam), and the span that veterans came back home, as well as things that developed much later in the Veteran's life. We simply did not have the funding for PTSD back then.\nNow we are helping to classify potential 'not yet diagnosed' cases during the time when Veterans are returning or have returned from the Persian Gulf . There's more funding for treatment and study today.
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don't think i can give you six ideas, but here are two:\n\n1) blood letting - back in the day, people thought some diseases could be cured by getting rid of the "bad blood", so they would cut people to induce bleeding, with the idea that this would make people get better\n\n2) purging the gastrointestinal system (aka. making people either throw up or have diarrhea) - this too was to help get "poisons" out of people's bodies
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In mild cases, no treatment is required. \n\nWhen treatment is required, it is aimed at relieving pain and preventing permanent spinal cord and nerve root injury. \n\nTreatments include neck brace, anti-inflammatory medication, neck traction, bed rest, and cortisone injections. In some cases, surgery is necessary to remove bone and disc tissue.
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1.The Neural Biochemical Factors Common in Suicidal Patients\n2.Advances in Weapon Technology American Pop Culture: 1920 through 1960
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Ask ANY vet how they were treated!
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Do you have something specific in mind that you *want* us to answer?  Most medications to treat common and non-serious illnesses and ailments are pills or liquids.  It's usually if you are in the hospital or at serious risk that they give shots, other than vaccines.
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short term - bit of a cough\nlong term if not treated - death\n\nsource of reference England the 1300's to 1900's
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to cure our physical or mental disorders.
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world war 2 was going on