Morphine given shortly after injury can significantly reduce incidence of PTSD.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/01/morphine_ptsd.html
I’m not posting those Wednesday Heroes only because I’m not blogging very often anymore, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten.
People are dying in service to our country everyday, and many many more are coming back with serious issues. We OWE it to these folks to make sure we take care of them when they come home. If we can prevent a single case of PTSD, we should be researching the HELL out of this.
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