title: Pain relief pioneers.
abstract: Hip fracture patients usually arrive at hospital in extreme pain that can be hard to control. Mandy Layzell has helped to introduce a nurse-led service to assess patients in A&E and give them a femoral block by injection to anaesthetise the pain.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff; D059408:Pain Management; D006113:United Kingdom