2007-02-11 07:08:09 · 7 answers · asked by kristopherl@verizon.net 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sulfur is highly flammable with a low ignition point. They may have carried it as a substitue for lighter fluid to light fires in the winter. Also, sulfur stops bacterial growth, so it could be applied directly to wounds to prevent infection. Swallowed mixed in water, it might knock out a case of dysentery.
2007-02-11 07:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
They were medications. They were issued bandages and sulphur packs for wounds. Sulphur was the antiseptic of choice then.
2007-02-11 07:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were packets of sulpher powder carried it the first aid kit and were used as a form of antibiotic to prevent infection when treating battlefield injuries. They were torn open and simply sprinkled onto the open wound before the dressing was applied.
2007-02-11 07:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The packs were used to pour into open wounds to help stop infection.
2007-02-11 07:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by Dakota 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sulpha, not sulphur. Sulpha was a powdered antibotic.
2007-02-11 07:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by mklee05091953 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in fact it was crystalline sulfanilamide and there was only a Little bag in they're first aid packet. it was used to stop the bleeding and inhibiting inflammation.
2007-02-11 07:20:41 · answer #6 · answered by tankbuff, 19 violations so far 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was sulfa...an early antibiotic in powder form.
2007-02-11 07:11:35 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋