Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the pain relief approaches in emergency trauma units according to the severity of trauma.

Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was reviewed at 250 patient records. As data collection tool, personel characteristics form, Abbreviated Injury Assessment Scale (AIS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Injury Severity Scale (ISS) and Revized Trauma Score (RTS) were used. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation analysis were used in the SPSS 15,0 package program.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 38,92±15,00. 60,4% were 38 years and below, and 64,4% of the group were males and the mean body mass index was 25,66±2,45 and 64% were overweight and 57,2% were high school graduates and 78,4% were civil/workers. The mean scores of the patients on the scales AIS: 4,69±2,20, ISS: 5,09±2,52, GCS: 13,85±1,84, VAS: 5,87±1,92 and RTS: 11,96±0,32, respectively, in emergency trauma units.

Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that the severity of injury was not serious, the level of consciousness was open, the level of pain was moderate and analgesic administration was performed for all patients. In emergency trauma units, it is suggested that the training programs of the all team member should be organized to increase awareness and knowledge of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods in pain management.