Pre-hospital emergency medicine: pain control

In the long term, pain control decreases the incidence of post-traumatic stress.2 However, acute pain in trauma patients in emergency care is still undertreated, pre-hospital medical providers administer analgesic agents at inappropriately low rates, and the delays until the initiation of pain thera...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 387; no. 10020; p. 747
Main Authors:	Ariès, Philippe, Montelescaut, Etienne, Pessey, François, des Déserts, Marc Danguy, Giacardi, Christophe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 20-02-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Critical Care - organization & administration Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration Emergency Medicine - organization & administration Emergency Treatment - methods Humans Internal Medicine Pain Pain management Post traumatic stress disorder
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Summary:	In the long term, pain control decreases the incidence of post-traumatic stress.2 However, acute pain in trauma patients in emergency care is still undertreated, pre-hospital medical providers administer analgesic agents at inappropriately low rates, and the delays until the initiation of pain therapy can be substantial.3 The use of regional analgesia in emergency departments has increased recently.
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ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00325-1