Paramedic management of back pain: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research examining paramedic care of back pain is limited.

Objective

To describe ambulance service use and usual paramedic care for back pain, the effectiveness and safety of paramedic care of back pain, and the characteristics of people with back pain who seek care from paramedics.

Methods

We included published peer-reviewed studies of people with back pain who received any type of paramedic care on-scene and/or during transport to hospital. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science and SciELO from inception to July 2022. Two authors independently screened and selected the studies, performed data extraction, and assessed the methodological quality using the PEDro, AMSTAR 2 and Hawker tools. This review followed the JBI methodological guidance for

SUBMITTER: Vella SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361588 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature