Posted on 03/30/2005 8:40:16 AM PST by bmweezer
Morphine Posted 11:27 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2005
A 'Schiavo' thought that I haven't heard or seen mentioned on mainstream television: if Terri cannot feel anything (her husband's attorney says that she is 'comfortable') why all of the morphine? Mightly has gone back and forth with this case (against removing the tube, then for it), but on this point, one has to wonder. Sean Hannity has discussed Terri's need for morphine, but where the hell is everyone else?
If she truly is brain-dead, one has to wonder.
Morphine has othre uses than pain relief.
It is used to stabilize irregular breathing in this case.
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I was wondering about that myself???
if she's brain dead why the morphine???
hmmmmmm....
"It is used to stabilize irregular breathing in this case."
okay, please excuse my ignorance on this subjecct but I thought they were trying to allow her to die???
what difference does it make whether her breathing is stabilized??? aren't they trying to eliminate the breathing?
MORPHINE WILL SLOW DOWN RESPERATION AND PULSE IN ORDER TO BRING ON A DESIRED RESULT,BY NOW HER BLOOD IS GETTING VERY THICK AND HARD TO CIRCULATE............
A 'Schiavo' thought that I haven't heard or seen mentioned
Someone in aspirating with severe irregularly can be very disturbing for anyone nearby. Basically, the morphine is so the people in her immediate vicinity aren't freaked out. It's not really doing anything for or against Terri at this point, other than level out her breathing.
Morphene is used for pain. Not only for the patient but also because those 'taking care' of a dehydrating patient can't stand to see the 'veggie' suffer. So, if the patient looks like they are 'gently going into the night' it makes their job a hell of a lot easier.
Sort of like when soldiers complained to their Nazi commanders that shooting people in the head did not make them confortable, so they switched to seemingly 'gentler' means, like gassing.
When feeding tubes and life support is withdrawn, it is standard operating procedure to give the patient morphines. Even if the patient can't feel anything.
It's called a "just in case measure" and has been used for years in hospitals, nursing homes and hospices around the country.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT IT ISN'T SLOWING DOWN HER HEART WHEN IT IS WORKING VERY HARD TO PUMP VERY THICK BLOOD BY NOW ??
Oh, okay. Thanks for the explanation.
scratching my head over here...LOL
this is all so bizarre
If nothing else, lawyers will be inundated with clients wanting to draw up a living will.
Morphine and other drugs are also given in situations like this as a "just in case" drug. Not because of a specific need.
???? She's so far gone, she can't feel or sense anything, so they dope her up to relieve her of something she can't feel anyway? Huh?
If they're trying to kill her, why would they care about how she breaths? Wouldn't they see suffocating as a good thing, too?
Were you just guessing when you answered? I hope so.
PURE SPECULATION.......
To an extent. You're implying that they're trying to overdose or kill her with morphine, which almost certainly isn't accurate. It may inadvertenly cause her to die a little sooner, but an actual morphine overdose acts fast.
Is your caps locks button stuck?
DEPENDING ON THE DOSE ADMINISTERED...........
I'm sure that there are people in the area; nurses, doctors, security guards, patients, etc. They likely don't want to hear someone violently and loudly gasping every few seconds for days on end. There are other people in that hospice, too.
Exactly!
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