TY - JOUR T1 - Epidemiology of prehospital pain: an opportunity for improvement JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 530 LP - 531 DO - 10.1136/emj.2010.098954 VL - 28 IS - 6 AU - Paul Andrew Jennings AU - Peter Cameron AU - Stephen Bernard Y1 - 2011/06/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/6/530.abstract N2 - This retrospective, electronic patient care record review examined a consecutive sample of patients presenting with pain to the metropolitan region of Ambulance Victoria over a period of 12 months in 2008. The majority of patients did not achieve clinically significant pain reduction, but did achieve some pain relief while in ambulance care. Those with the most severe pain had pain reduction that was clinically significant. Further research is needed to provide optimal pain relief in the prehospital setting. ER -