Is fascia iliaca compartment block administered by paramedics for suspected hip fracture acceptable to patients? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore patients' experience of receiving pain relief injection for suspected hip fracture from paramedics at the location of the injury.

Design

Qualitative interviews within a feasibility trial about an alternative to routine prehospital pain management for patients with suspected hip fracture.

Setting

Patients treated by paramedics in the catchment area of one emergency department in South Wales.

Participants

Six patients and one carer of a patient who received fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB).

Intervention

FICB administered to patients with suspected hip fracture by trained paramedics. We randomly allocated eligible patients to FICB-a local anaesthetic injection directly into the hip region-or usual care-most commonly morphine-using

SUBMITTER: Evans BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937129 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature