The relationship between acute pain and other types of suffering in pre-hospital trauma victims: An observational study.
Int Emerg Nurs
; 71: 101375, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute pain is an important complaint reported by trauma victims, however, the relationship between it and other types of discomfort, such as discomfort caused by cold, discomfort caused by immobilization, and psychological distress such as fear, anxiety, and sadness is limitedly studied and documented.AIM:
To assess the relationship between acute trauma pain and other types of suffering in pre-hospital trauma victims.METHODS:
This is a prospective multicentre cohort study conducted in Immediate Life Support Ambulances in Portugal. All adult trauma victims with a mechanism of blunt and penetrating injuries, falls, road accidents and explosions, were included.RESULTS:
605 trauma victims were included, mainly male, with a mean age of 53.4 years. Before the intervention of the rescue teams, 90.5 % of the victims reported some level of pain, 39.0 % reported discomfort caused by cold, while 15.7 % felt fear, 8.4 % sadness, 49.8 % anxiety and 4.5 % apathy. Victims with high discomfort caused by cold tend to have higher pain levels. Significantly higher pain intensity were observed in victims with fear and anxiety. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicates that immobilization is associated with increased pain levels.CONCLUSIONS:
There is a statistically significant relationship between acute trauma pain, anxiety, fear, cold and immobilization.Palavras-chave
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Dor Aguda
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Int Emerg Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article