I was watching "Band of Brothers" and in a scene a soldier is injured and an "M" is written on his forehead in blood. He was given morphine before this so I'm trying to figure out if the "M" was written to say that he received morphine or if it meant that he had a mortal wound and not expected to live.
2007-02-02 21:05:19 · 12 answers · asked by airtraffic_2001 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
M = Morphine (one for each styret)
T= Tourniquet applied
Morphine CAN be administered more than once... in fact it can be administered until it eases the wounded's pain. The reason you put the "M" on is to let the Aid-station or hospital know he was dosed... it influences how they diagnose and anestithize.
Blood is used because it's THERE... but we always carried a sharpie or grease pencil for that purpose
2007-02-03 01:35:55 · answer #1 · answered by mariner31 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You put the M on the forehead so that when he gets to the aid station you know he has been given morphine. This helps to prevent overdosing patients. It also helps to write the time he was given the Morphine. This system is still in use today.
2007-02-03 02:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by brian L 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Morphine.
2007-02-03 00:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "M" was put there so that the field hospital was aware that the injured soldier had been given morphine and was not given another dose on arrival and kill him.
2007-02-03 12:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Seattle SeaBee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While my dad was serving in Nam',he was wounded,a peice of an airplane was flung into his stomach.He got morphine and they put an M on his forehead,then sent him home with a purple heart!But...he...lost it.
2007-02-02 21:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your tacked in blood your not expected to live or already dead. Moriphine is the only thing that eases the dying process enough. I may not be correct cause basic was soo long ago but I think thats what it meant.
2007-02-02 21:45:48 · answer #6 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Morphine had been administered, so other will not give him a 2nd dose and kill him.
2007-02-02 23:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means the person should be shipped immidiately to McDonald's to be used as meat.
Just kidding - I'm pretty sure it means that they've been given morphine.
2007-02-02 21:42:00 · answer #8 · answered by Mossushi 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sounds like he had a mortal wound and was not expected to live. You say it was written in the color of blood?
2007-02-02 21:32:32 · answer #9 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
morphine, so one doesn't overdose.
2007-02-02 21:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by bettysdad 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋