STUDY OBJECTIVE: We compare a standard weight-based dose of intravenous
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) to a standard weight-based dose of intravenous morphine in …

Analgesia in the military prehospital setting is one of the most essential elements of caring
for casualties wounded in combat. The goals of casualty care is to expedite the delivery of …

Background Sex differences in pain experience and expression may influence ED pain
management. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of sex on ED opioid administration …

BACKGROUND: Evidence in the literature highlights the fact that acute pain in the
prehospital setting remains poorly managed. Morphine remains the most commonly used …

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of reported clinical outcomes after opioid use in acute
trauma patients undergoing anesthesia. Data from the Pragmatic, Randomized, Optimal …

The provision of analgesia in mass casualty incidents has traditionally been viewed as low-
priority and reserved for later stages of care. Poor pain management is commonplace in …

Ketamine is an effective drug for battlefield analgesia. Recent evidence suggests that it can
be safely and effectively used by Level 6 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) …

The timely administration of analgesics is crucial to the comprehensive management of
trauma patients. When an emergency department (ED) pharmacist participates in trauma …

Objectives To compare the maximum change in numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, in
patients receiving low-dose ketamine (LDK) or morphine (MOR) for acute pain in the …

Aim: There are a few analgesic drugs (morphine, ketamine, Paracetamol, etc.) used for pain
control in injury patients. Previous studies showed that low-dose ketamine (doses less than …