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Practice Guideline
. 2014 Mar;25(1):41-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.10.001. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the treatment of acute pain in remote environments

Katie W Russell  1 , Courtney L Scaife  1 , David C Weber  2 , Jeremy S Windsor  3 , Albert R Wheeler  4 , William Smith  5 , Ian Wedmore  6 , Scott E McIntosh  7 , James R Lieberman  8 ; Wilderness Medical Society
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Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the treatment of acute pain in remote environments

Katie W Russell et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the management of pain in austere environments. Recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence as defined by criteria put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians.

Keywords: analgesia; austere; local anesthesia; oligoanesthesia; pain control; remote; sedation; wilderness medicine.

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    McIntosh SE, Cushing T, Keyes LE. McIntosh SE, et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Mar;25(1):1. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Jan 17. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014. PMID: 24440274 No abstract available.
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    Van Tilburg C. Van Tilburg C. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4):489. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 Jun 20. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014. PMID: 24958458 No abstract available.

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