Prehospital acute traumatic pain assessment and management practices in the Western Cape, South Africa: a retrospective review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Trauma is a common aetiology of acute pain in the emergency setting, and traumatic injuries have been recognised as a global public health crisis leading to numerous deaths and disabilities. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of acute pain among high acuity trauma patients presenting to a public sector emergency medical service and to describe prehospital acute traumatic pain assessment and management practices amongst emergency care providers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS:A retrospective review of electronic patient care reports of trauma patients treated by the South African Western Cape Emergency Medical Services between January 1 and December 31, 2017 was conducted. Stratified random sampling was utilised to select 2401 trauma patients out of 2

SUBMITTER: Lourens A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature