Self-reported pain relief interventions of patients before emergency department arrival

Pain is the most common reason for seeking health care, and pain is considered to be the chief complaint of people entering the Emergency Department (ED) (Hwang et  al., 2008; Nocera, 2002; Puntillo et al., 2003; Tcherny-Lessenot et al., 2003; Todd et al., 2007; Ucuzal and Dogan, 2015). Pain is a personal, individual experience that establishes the validity of an individual's report of pain (Hwang et al., 2008). This aspect of pain requires interaction be tween patient and health care professional, and a well documented pain history and assessment (Puntillo et al., 2003).

Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Nurten Tasdemir, Sevim Celik Source Type: research