Morphine for Heart Attack
Why It Is Used
For a heart attack, morphine is used in the emergency setting to relieve pain.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: April 29, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
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