Pain Management (EMT)

Description

"Pain and agitation are common causes of suffering and are commonly encountered by EMS. There is a gap between the need for patient analgesia and the willingness of EMS personnel to provide it." - ACEP Out Out-of-Hospital Use of Analgesia and Sedation.  [Ann Emerg Med. 2016;67:305-306.]

Approvals:

ADPH / OEMST 17-R1-0376, 18-R1-9100. 19-R1-9100, 20-R1-9100, 21-R1-9100, 22-R1-9100, 23-R1-9100, 24-R1-9100

0.5 CME Hours EMT

1.0 Hours AEMT

1.25 Hours NRP

• Conduct pain assessments appropriately by patient's age
• Critique clinical protocols for pain management
• Discuss non-pharmacological and pharmacological pain management options
• Determine the differences between acute and chronic pain management
• Analyze the value of QA/QI, medical direction involvement, and documentation of pain management
• Outline monitoring and documentation techniques during various phases of pain management
• Critique the position paper published by the National Association of EMS Physicians regarding Prehospital Pain Management