Improving ambulance care for children suffering acute pain: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is a highly complex sensory and emotional experience. When a child suffers acute pain through illness or injury, they are often transported to hospital by ambulance. Pre-hospital pain management in children is poor, with 61% of children receiving suboptimal pain management. Consequences of poor pain management include the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder and altered pain perception. We aimed to identify clinicians' perceptions of barriers, facilitators and potential improvements for the management of pre-hospital acute pain in children.

Methods

Qualitative face to face semi-structured recorded interviews were performed in one large UK ambulance service. Audio files were transcribed verbatim with thematic analysis used to generate themes. NViv

SUBMITTER: Whitley GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature