Acute pain in emergengy department and the consequences of its inadequate management
Pain is one of the main reasons for seeking emergency services and its commonly neglected or undertreated. Objective: To characterize the main types of pain in the emergency department, and to evaluate analgesic strategies and responses. Methods: A hundred and ten adult patients with acute pain complaints were evaluated between June and September of 2017 at the emergency department of Governador Celso Ramos Hospital. Subjects were submitted to a standardized structured interview designed for that purpose. Results: Of the 110 individuals aged 38.32+15.07 years, 52.73% were female.