Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in Paramedicine and the Emergency Setting: A Review of the Literature

Sok Cheon Pak; Peter S Micalos; Sonja J Maria; Bill Lord

doi:10.1155/2015/873039

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Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in Paramedicine and the Emergency Setting: A Review of the Literature

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Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in Paramedicine and the Emergency Setting: A Review of the Literature

Sok Cheon Pak, Peter S Micalos, Sonja J Maria and Bill Lord

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol.2015, pp.1-8

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/873039

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pain management

paramedicine

emergency medical services

Paramedicine and the emergency medical services have been moving in the direction of advancing pharmaceutical intervention for the management of pain in both acute and chronic situations. This coincides with other areas of advanced life support and patient management strategies that have been well researched and continue to benefit from the increasing evidence. Even though paramedic practice is firmly focused on pharmacological interventions to alleviate pain, there is emerging evidence proposing a range of nonpharmacological options that can have an important role in pain management. This review highlights literature that suggests that paramedicine and emergency medical services should be considering the application of complementary and alternative therapies which can enhance current practice and reduce the use of pharmacological interventions.

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Title: Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in Paramedicine and the Emergency Setting: A Review of the Literature
Authors: Sok Cheon Pak (Author) - Charles Sturt University
Peter S Micalos (Author) - Charles Sturt University
Sonja J Maria (Author) - Charles Sturt University
Bill Lord (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol.2015, pp.1-8
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/873039
ISSN: 1741-427X
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 Sok Cheon Pak et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449112702621
Output Type: Journal article

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