In Defense of Morphine (Part 1)
Every time I hope this debate is going to die out, or that science will swing back toward rationality,
another study gets published and throws a wrench in things. I’ll type this very carefully: There is no convincing evidence that morphine causes harm to patients experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs). As long as there isn’t a contraindication (e.g. hypotension or an allergy), it is fine to give morphine to your patient with a STEMI. MONA is not dead*, FAN