International Emergency Nursing Vol. 56 May 2021
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain
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Title
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 56 May 2021
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain
Subject
Pain assessment, Pain management, Pre-hospital triage, Emergency medical services, Hip injury, Abdominal pain, Chest pain
Description
Background: A large proportion of patients who call 112 in Sweden do so because of pain. The purpose of this study was to compare three of the most common types of pain presented by the patients: chest pain, abdominal pain and hip injury, in terms of initial assessment, intensity, treatment and effect of treatment. The overall rationale was to evaluate whether the early assessment and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting is optimal or whether there is room for improvement.
Methods: Observational study during 2016 including 1234 patients triaged to chest pain, abdominal pain and hip injury by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Results: Severe pain on the arrival of the EMS was described by 39% of patients with a hip injury, 27% with abdominal pain and 15% with chest pain. Analgesics were given to 58% of patients with a hip injury, 35% with
chest pain and 34% with abdominal pain. A lower intensity of pain at re-evaluation was observed in 80% of patients with a hip injury, 57% with chest pain and 43% with abdominal pain. Administration of analgesics
increased with the duration of pre-hospital care time in all three groups.
Conclusions: Patients with a hip injury had the most severe pain and they received most pain-relieving medication. Overall, a relatively small proportion of patients with pain received pain-relieving medication and there appears to be an extensive room for improvement.
Methods: Observational study during 2016 including 1234 patients triaged to chest pain, abdominal pain and hip injury by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Results: Severe pain on the arrival of the EMS was described by 39% of patients with a hip injury, 27% with abdominal pain and 15% with chest pain. Analgesics were given to 58% of patients with a hip injury, 35% with
chest pain and 34% with abdominal pain. A lower intensity of pain at re-evaluation was observed in 80% of patients with a hip injury, 57% with chest pain and 43% with abdominal pain. Administration of analgesics
increased with the duration of pre-hospital care time in all three groups.
Conclusions: Patients with a hip injury had the most severe pain and they received most pain-relieving medication. Overall, a relatively small proportion of patients with pain received pain-relieving medication and there appears to be an extensive room for improvement.
Creator
Carl Magnusson, Marie Carlstrom, Nathalie Lidman, Johan Herlitz, Par ̈ Wennberg, Christer Axelsson
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
May 2021
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 56 May 2021
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Citation
Carl Magnusson, Marie Carlstrom, Nathalie Lidman, Johan Herlitz, Par ̈ Wennberg, Christer Axelsson, “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 56 May 2021
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 16, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1605.
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 16, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1605.