Is intramuscular morphine satisfying frontline medical personnels’ requirement for battlefield analgesia in Helmand Province Afghanistan? A questionnaire study

摘要

Background:All deployed British Army personnel carry intramuscular (IM) morphine auto-injectors to treat battlefield casualties. No other nation supplies parenteral opiate analgesia on individual issue. Studies highlight this agent’s inefficacy and safety issues, but are limited by a relative lack of inclusion of frontline personnel. We aimed to determine the opinions of frontline medical personnel on current battlefield analgesia.