Lollipop Candy for the Wounded Soldiers at War

The soldier was seriously injured while fighting is usually given an injection of morphine to relieve pain. Thanks to technological developments, now a pain reliever for the soldiers could also be packaged in a lollipop form a much more secure.

Provide a lollipop on wounded soldiers sounded ridiculous at first glance, because it felt like a child. When a child in pain such as tripping, lollipops can easily distract the child from pain.

But the lollipop given to soldiers of different lollipop for the kids. Special lollipop for soldiers on the battlefield is contained Fentanyl, a potent synthetic narcotic as a pain reliever as morphine.

Lollipop Candy for the Wounded Soldiers at War

The difference with morphine, Fentanyl lollipops in the shape does not need to be injected but it is smoked. Not only more practical, in terms of drug safety through the provision of pain relief lollipop is also mentioned more profitable.

"The absorption of the drug will be faster when smoked, and then enter the blood vessels around the mouth, than when injected in the arm or leg," said Capt. Brian Block of the United States Marine Corps as quoted by Channelnewsasia, Wednesday (11/02/2011).

In addition, the drug is given by way of smoked also more likely to be canceled or terminated if it turns out that the patient does not need it. Unlike the regular morphine, injecting the drug once it is no longer may be issued.

U.S. Marine Corps itself has been using Fentanyl lollipops containing this since 2 months ago. However, because basically equally belong to narcotics, their use by the soldiers will be monitored very closely as well as injections of morphine.