Efficacy of a sedo-analgesia protocol in pre-hospital trauma treatment

Autor: Francesco Manca, Adelina Ricciardelli, Mattia Soffritti, Riccardo Ragazzi, Savino Occhionorelli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Emergency Care Journal, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 40-44 (2013)
ISSN: 2282-2054
1826-9826
Popis: Pre-hospital trauma treatment is an important situation in which pain should be appropriately assessed and treated, but there is a great lack of studies about it. Literature has widely pointed out that the underanalgesia problem is spread to all groups of patients. The objective of the study is to verify the efficacy of a sedation-analgesia protocol based on the use of NSAIDs, Fentanyl and Midazolam, for prehospital treatment of trauma patients. The protocol was tested in three Emergency Medical Services for a four month period, in which 30 patients were included in the study. Results evidenced a good management of both pain and anxiety in the majority of patients treated, with the achievement of analgesia target in 80% of the patients and sedation target in 100% of the patients.
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