Preventing and alleviating patients' symptoms of nausea and vomiting while in the care of the ambulance service – a qualitative study

Nausea is a common symptom in patients taken care of by the ambulance service, but there are few studies that have investigated the incidence of nausea in the ambulance service (Warden et  al., 2008). Nausea is described as sometimes causing greater suffering than pain in patients (Easton et al., 2012; Lehmann et al., 1999). Nausea as an effect of treatment may increase the healthcare-related suffering; the care and treatment given could cause more suffering than relief (Eriksson, 2006). According to Hawthorn, nausea is a subjective experience and the symptom experiences vary.
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research