Use of Morphine Sulphate by South African Paramedics for Prehospital Pain Management
BACKGROUND: Evidence in the literature highlights the fact that acute pain in the prehospital setting remains poorly managed. Morphine remains the most commonly used analgesic agent in the South African prehospital emergency care setting. Although guidelines and protocols relating to the dosage and...
Main Authors: | Craig Vincent-Lambert, Joalda Marthiné de Kock |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Pain Research and Management |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/507470 |
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