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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Main Authors: Craig Vincent-Lambert, Joalda Marthiné de Kock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/507470