Measurement of the pain levels of patients with extremity traumas and assessment of the attitudes of emergency physicians to pain management
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2018
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Aim: In this study, we aimed to measure the pain levels of patients with isolated extremity injuries due to low energy trauma, using
pain scales in the emergency department (ED).
Material and Methods: Patients were included in the studybetween January and March 2017. The trauma-related pain levels of the
patients were assessed at the time of the initial examination and in the 45th minute. Three different scales; the ‘Wong-Baker FACES
Pain Rating Scale’(WBS), ‘Verbal Rating Scale’(VRS), and ‘Numeric Pain Rating Scale’ (NPRS) were used to measure the levels of
pain.
Results: 236 patients were included in the study. At the time of the initial admission to the ED, 77% of patients had “Even More” pain
and worse according to the WBS, 67% had a pain score of 60 and above according to the Scale NPRS, and 74% had severe and worse
pain according to the VRS. Analgesics were given to 11% of patients. A statistically significant decrease was detected in the pain
scale scores of patients who were treated in the ED compared to the patients who were not treated (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In this study, it was observed that the severity of pain was high in patients with isolated extremity injuries due to low
energy trauma and that their pain decreased with the treatment given at the ED. However, it was concluded that treatment for the
patients’ pain was not given adequately by emergency physicians.
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Annals of Medical Research
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Akgun, E., Kozaci, N., & Avci, M. (2021). Measurement of the pain levels of patients with extremity traumas and assessment of the attitudes of emergency physicians to pain management . Annals of Medical Research
