Question

mid-term exam
injury on the battlefield

• morphine was introduced in world war ii. before morphine, there were no painkillers. in world war ii,

injured soldiers were given morphine to help with the pain. today, morphine is used extensively in
hospitals.

• the first aeromedical flight took place during world war ii. a plane would airlift soldiers out of an area

to get them to a medical facility. this practice is still used today in healthcare.
which medicine created in 1928 helped wwii soldiers suffering from infections?
morphine
penicillin
influenza

Explanation:

Morphine is a pain - reliever, not an antibiotic. Influenza is a virus, not a medicine. Penicillin, discovered in 1928, is an antibiotic that helps fight bacterial infections.

Answer:

penicillin