Measuring acute pain in the prehospital setting

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 552-555

  Jennings, P A ^a,b,c   Cameron, P ^b   Bernard, S ^a,b  

^a Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Ballarat Mail Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VICTORIA;

EID: 67749110141     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.062539     Document Type: Review

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