Prevalence and Predictors of Prehospital Pain Assessment and Analgesic Use in Military Trauma Patients, 2010–2013

Abstract

Pain assessment and treatment documentation improved each year, but remain suboptimal. Available data yielded poor prediction of the outcomes of interest, emphasizing the importance of individual assessment. Analgesic effectiveness could not be evaluated.

Pain and Related Pre-Hospital Factors in Patients With Trauma: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…In the study conducted by Mohseni et al in Poursina Hospital of Rasht [8], the mean age of the patients was reported as 35 years and the number of male and female patients was equal, which was in line with the results of the current study. Another study was done by Yeguiyan et al in France [7], in which most of the partici-pants were male within the age range of 30-50 years. In the current investigation, our first two groups of study had the highest traumatic cases of traffic accidents; i.e.…”

“…Prastika et al reported moderate to severe mean pain score in patients with orthopedic and musculoskeletal trauma [4]. In a study on traumatic events by the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the highest mean pain score was related to traumatic fractures [7]. According to the results of the present research, the highest mean score of pain was associated with musculoskeletal traumas as per following order: large bones fractures, small bones fractures, skull fractures, and penetrating traumas, which was in accordance with the findings of previous studies [3].…”

“…The current descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on injured patients with complete level of consciousness. Based on the Blackman et al study results, the mean (SD) pain score was 5.5(1.3) on 216 patients with precision estimate of 4.2 [7]. But with taking into account 50 samples per 10 predictors, the final sample size was calculated as 266 persons using the following formula:…”