RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epidemiology of prehospital pain: an opportunity for improvement
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 530
OP 531
DO 10.1136/emj.2010.098954
VO 28
IS 6
A1 Jennings, Paul Andrew
A1 Cameron, Peter
A1 Bernard, Stephen
YR 2011
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/6/530.abstract
AB 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.