Predictors of effective management of acute pain in children within a UK ambulance service: A cross-sectional study
- Whitley, GA
- Hemingway, P
- Law, GR
- Wilson, C
- Siriwardena, AN
DOIAbstract
Objective We aimed to identify predictors of effective management of acute pain in children in the pre-hospital setting. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study using electronic clinical records from one large UK ambulance service during 01-Oct-2017 to 30-Sep-2018 was performed using multivariable logistic regression. We included all children <18 years suffering acute pain. Children with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of <15, no documented pain or without a second pain score were excluded. The outcome measure was effective pain management (abolition or reduction of pain by ≥2 out of 10 using the numeric pain rating scale, Wong-Baker FACES® scale or FLACC [face, legs, activity, crying and consolability] scale). Results 2312 patien...
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