Pain Management
Follow these tips when responding to a patient with a suspected hip fracture
“Before you trade in your morphine for ketamine, the adverse events need to be discussed”
Assess abdominal pain in 5 seconds or less with Steve Whitehead
Our co-hosts discuss key takeaways from the surgeon general’s report on opioid addiction
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a local park for an adult with a traumatic extremity injury
Jonathan M. McCulley, 34, is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing fentanyl, Valium and morphine
The guidelines urge doctors to avoid prescribing opiates for chronic pain and to instead try physical therapy, exercise and over-the-counter medicines
Researchers find a growing number of patients without a spontaneous heartbeat who regain consciousness while receiving CPR
Sen. Claire McCaskill said Missouri needs more tools to fight opiate abuse, including a prescription drug monitoring program and better research about average drug use
You are asked to respond to an office for a woman with nausea and abdominal pain; did you get the diagnosis right?
You are asked to respond to an office for a report of a sick person
A comprehensive examination of ketamine treatment uses, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, administration routes and dosing
You are asked to respond to the home of a woman that has been burned by a liquid while cooking
New study finds more than half seniors report still using pain meds 6 months after accident
The Minn. man received three years of probation for “leaving vulnerable patients without the medicine they needed”
You are asked to respond to a private residence for a female patient; did you get the diagnosis right?
You are asked to respond to a private residence for a female patient
With the increased use of ketamine by the military medics and emergency departments is it time for more widespread use of ketamine by civilian EMS?
Medics reported finding residue on and punctures in vials of Dilaudid during daily inspections
Wisconsin EMS Association speaker uses interactive and case-based learning to help EMS providers understand causes of abdominal pain
Pain is one of the primary reasons people call 911; there’s a growing concern in EMS that providers aren’t doing enough to assess, treat and relieve pain
More training is needed because prehospital providers may be unfamiliar with new medications and techniques to manage pain, and may be reluctant to give pain medications for fear of adverse effects
AMR follows collaborative process to identify treatments, assessments that make the most difference to patient health and satisfaction
Picture your spine as a stack of oval blocks with jelly doughnuts in between and a big bowling ball on top and it’s pretty clear there’s no such thing as a strong back
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
Does a patient’s skin color affect how EMS manages pain?
Atomized nasal medications, like naloxone or fentanyl, absorb directly into the brain and CSF via olfactory mucosa
Give this a try next time you have to splint a patient with a hip fracture in cramped quarters
Learn about Hydrocodone’s drug profile, proper doses, potential side effects and how it affects your patients.
