A description of pharmacological analgesia administration by public sector advanced life support paramedics in the City of Cape Town

Introduction: Emergency Medical Services are ideally placed to provide relief of acute pain and discomfort. The objectives of this study were to describe pre-hospital pain management practices by Emergency Medical Services in the Western Cape, South Africa. Methods: A retrospective, descriptive surv...

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Main Authors: Ryan Matthews, Michael McCaul, Wayne Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X1630074X