Exploratory cross-sectional study of factors associated with pre-hospital management of pain

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1269-1275

  Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^a,b   Shaw, Deborah ^b   Bouliotis, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambulance; analgesia; assessment; cross sectional study; pain; paramedic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650606275     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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