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Morphine reduces blood pressure (BP), reduces heart rate (HR), and suppresses pain. Morphine does not ''eliminate'' pain, and pain will return depending on the wound itself and the state of said wound once the morphine wears off (e.g is it bandaged, is it stiched, etc). Morphine generally wears off after 30 ''real world'' minutes. Due to morphine's affect on BP and HR, it is generally advised that {{Emdash}} unless in a firefight and it's required to engage the enemy {{Emdash}} morphine not be injected without a medic's go ahead. The morphine may cause problems with future injuries or treatments.

Epinephrine has a single effect, which is it increases HR. It stays in the player character for 2 ''real world'' minutes and reaches maximum effectiveness after roughly 15 ''real world'' seconds. It is rarely used for this purpose, however, and tends to be used for it's special effect {{Emdash}} it dramatically increases the chance an unconscious player will awaken once stabilized.

Epinephrine has a single effect, which is it increases HR. It stays in the player character for 2 ''real world'' minutes and reaches maximum effectiveness after roughly 30 ''real world'' seconds, raising the beats per minute (BPM) by upwards of 50. It is rarely used for this purpose, however, and tends to be used for it's special effect {{Emdash}} it dramatically increases the chance an unconscious player will awaken once stabilized. Because of how high it can raise BPM, however, it should be applied with caution if the unconscious individual's HR is already high.

Adenosine and atropine are rarely used by the Endurance Coalition, but they are ~~purely~~ regulatory medications in that they only lower HR. A HR meeting or exceed 200 beats per minute may result in ACE invoking cardiac arrest, and so a medic with adenosine could use it to stabilize the individual instead of using morphine which ~~may~~ also mess with the patient's BP.

Adenosine and atropine are rarely used by the Endurance Coalition, but in ACE they are regulatory medications in that they ''only'' lower HR. A HR meeting or exceed 200 beats per minute may result in ACE invoking cardiac arrest, and so a medic with adenosine could use it to stabilize the individual instead of using morphine which would ''also'' mess with the patient's BP.

== CPR ==

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 Morphine reduces blood pressure (BP), reduces heart rate (HR), and suppresses pain. Morphine does not ''eliminate'' pain, and pain will return depending on the wound itself and the state of said wound once the morphine wears off (e.g is it bandaged, is it stiched, etc). Morphine generally wears off after 30 ''real world'' minutes. Due to morphine's affect on BP and HR, it is generally advised that {{Emdash}} unless in a firefight and it's required to engage the enemy {{Emdash}} morphine not be injected without a medic's go ahead. The morphine may cause problems with future injuries or treatments.
-Epinephrine has a single effect, which is it increases HR. It stays in the player character for 2 ''real world'' minutes and reaches maximum effectiveness after roughly 15 ''real world'' seconds. It is rarely used for this purpose, however, and tends to be used for it's special effect {{Emdash}} it dramatically increases the chance an unconscious player will awaken once stabilized.
+Epinephrine has a single effect, which is it increases HR. It stays in the player character for 2 ''real world'' minutes and reaches maximum effectiveness after roughly 30 ''real world'' seconds, raising the beats per minute (BPM) by upwards of 50. It is rarely used for this purpose, however, and tends to be used for it's special effect {{Emdash}} it dramatically increases the chance an unconscious player will awaken once stabilized. Because of how high it can raise BPM, however, it should be applied with caution if the unconscious individual's HR is already high.
-Adenosine and atropine are rarely used by the Endurance Coalition, but they are purely regulatory medications in that they only lower HR. A HR meeting or exceed 200 beats per minute may result in ACE invoking cardiac arrest, and so a medic with adenosine could use it to stabilize the individual instead of using morphine which may also mess with the patient's BP.
+Adenosine and atropine are rarely used by the Endurance Coalition, but in ACE they are regulatory medications in that they ''only'' lower HR. A HR meeting or exceed 200 beats per minute may result in ACE invoking cardiac arrest, and so a medic with adenosine could use it to stabilize the individual instead of using morphine which would ''also'' mess with the patient's BP.
 == CPR ==