title: End-to-end military pain management.
abstract: The last three years have seen significant changes in the Defence Medical Services approach to trauma pain management. This article seeks to outline these changes that have occurred at every level of the casualty's journey along the chain of evacuation, from the point of injury to rehabilitation and either continued employment in the Services or to medical discharge. Particular attention is paid to the evidence for the interventions used for both acute pain and chronic pain management. Also highlighted are possible differences in pain management techniques between civilian and military casualties.
authors.affiliation: Pain Relief Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Aldington
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: McQuay
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008889:Military Personnel; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid