Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management
BACKGROUND: Evidence in the literature highlights the fact that acute pain in the prehospital setting remains poorly managed. Morphine remains the most commonly used analgesic agent in the South African prehospital emergency care setting. Although guidelines and protocols relating to the dosage and...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Evidence in the literature highlights the fact that acute pain in the prehospital setting remains poorly managed. Morphine remains the most commonly used analgesic agent in the South African prehospital emergency care setting. Although guidelines and protocols relating to the dosage and administration of morphine exist, little data are available describing its use by South African paramedics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2114a48b8ad241b8999d5a18f19efe492025-02-03T01:32:29ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652015-01-0120314114410.1155/2015/507470Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain ManagementCraig Vincent-LambertJoalda Marthiné de KockBACKGROUND: Evidence in the literature highlights the fact that acute pain in the prehospital setting remains poorly managed. Morphine remains the most commonly used analgesic agent in the South African prehospital emergency care setting. Although guidelines and protocols relating to the dosage and administration of morphine exist, little data are available describing its use by South African paramedics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/507470 |
| spellingShingle | Craig Vincent-Lambert Joalda Marthiné de Kock Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management Pain Research and Management |
| title | Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management |
| title_full | Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management |
| title_fullStr | Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management |
| title_short | Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management |
| title_sort | use of morphine sulphate by south african paramedics for prehospital pain management |
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