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A body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from
accident, injury, or impact. Trauma patients usually require
specialized care, including surgery and sometimes blood transfusion, within the so-called golden hour of emergency medicine, the first sixty minutes after trauma occurs.
Prehospital analgesia with acupressure
- By John Bignell
- Published 03/8/2008
- Trauma , Research
- Unrated
When it comes to pain control, the first thing many emergency response personnel reach for is the drug bag. Now after a randomized, double-blind study acupressure may be the first technique used to comfort the patient in the prehospital setting.
