AN ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY OF PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
A Comparative Study Between Health-care Providers and Self Assessment
Pain is one of the most common presenting complaint in the Emergency Department. Pain assessment is of prime importance because it helps to determine the appropriate type of analgesia to administer and the urgency of the pain relief needed. Do we need to ask patients specifically about their pain scores, or does our observational scoring suffice? The objective of this study was to determine the inter-rater differences in pain scores between patients and emergency health-care providers. Pain scores upon discharge or prior to ward admission were also determined. A prospective study was conducted in which patients independently rated their pain…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Ahmad Shaiffudin Nik Him, Nik / Ahmad, Rashidi
- ISBN: 978-3-8383-6079-9
- EAN: 9783838360799
- Produktnummer: 37833146
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 136 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.8 cm 221 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 221
Über den Autor
Dr. Kamarul Aryffin Baharudin is a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Emergency Physician at School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. His subspecialty is neurology emergencies. He has an interest in acute pain management and toxicology. He is also an honorary treasurer for Malaysian Association of Emergency Medicine (MAEM).
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