• Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis 

      Rugg, Christopher; Woyke, Simon; Ausserer, Julia; Voelckel, Wolfgang; Paal, Peter; Ströhle, Mathias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)
      Background As pediatric patients are typically rare among helicopter emergency medical systems (HEMS), children might be at risk for oligo-analgesia due to the rescuer’s lack of experience and the fear of side ...
    • Nurses’ experiences with health care in pain clinics: A qualitative study 

      Gjesdal, Kine; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04)
      Background Recent research has focused on the effectiveness of different treatment regimens in pain clinics, where a call for more multifaceted treatment has been highlighted. Less attention has been paid to improvements ...
    • Opioids for Treatment of Pre-hospital Acute Pain: A Systematic Review 

      Friesgaard, Kristian D.; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Kurola, Jouni; Larsen, Robert; Kongstad, Poul; Magnusson, Vidar; Sandberg, Mårten; Rehn, Marius; Rognås, Leif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)
      Introduction Acute pain is a frequent symptom among patients in the pre-hospital setting, and opioids are the most widely used class of drugs for the relief of pain in these patients. However, the evidence base for opioid ...
    • Volatile anesthetics for prehospital analgesia by paramedics—An overview 

      Trimmel, Helmut; Egger, Alexander; Doppler, Reinhard; Beywinkler, Christoph; Voelckel, Wolfgang G.; Kreutziger, Janett (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)
      Patienten mit Schmerzen können durch den nichtärztlichen Rettungsdienst mitunter nur inadäquat versorgt werden, da aufgrund rechtlicher Einschränkungen die Anwendung stark wirksamer Schmerzmittel (Opioide) bzw. ausbildungsbedingt ...