Paramedics’ attitudes and self-assessed competencies for acute pain management: A cross-sectional study

The study highlights the deficiencies in acute pain assessment within prehospital care, due to prevailing attitudes. Paramedics exhibit rather negative attitudes toward patients' self-reports of pain, despite generally maintaining a positive outlook on pain management. Cognitively healthy patients should have the opportunity to receive pain management that prioritizes their self-reports of pain. Improved education could potentially foster positive attitudes.