[Pain assessment and analgesia in pre-admission care of trauma patients].
Pain is one of the main complaints at admission in emergency services. This article aims at presenting pain assessment methods in trauma patients using objective tools in pre- and intra-hospital settings. The harmful effects of pain in the post-trauma patients, and the benefits of early analgesia are discussed. We found that acute pain in emergency wards is rarely studied in Brazil, which points out a significant gap in terms of care and research.
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Ana Maria
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Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, Brasil. easallum.fnr@terra.com.br
D000698:Analgesia; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*