Pain assessment and management of adult patients in the Swedish EMS: a nationwide registry study
This 2-year cohort study highlights significant deficiencies in recorded pain assessment and management in the Swedish EMS. Only 22.5% of the patients had their pain assessed with a validated scale, while 27.5% received analgesics, although pain-related conditions were a common reason for contacting the EMS. The findings indicate a lack of systematic pain assessment which puts many patients at risk of insufficient pain relief.
Authors
- Glenn Larsson
- Kristoffer Wibring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-230X)
- Pär Wennberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-1735)
Institutions
- University of Skövde (SE)
- Lindholmen Science Park (SE)
- Ambulance Care (Sweden) (SE)
- Skaraborg Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Jönköping University (SE)
- University of Borås (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01333-2
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.45
Funders
- Göteborgs Universitet