Ensuring Delivery of Effective Pain Management during Disasters

Abstract

Effective pain management is crucial during disasters as it significantly reduces physical suffering and improves survivor's quality of life. The purpose of the current article is to justify the need for effective pain management in disasters, identify common challenges encountered in disaster management during times of disasters and propose interventions for effective pain management during disasters. Adequate pain control can accelerate functional recovery and mobility and help disaster survivors to become independent earlier. During disasters, effective pain management becomes difficult, and this is attributed to resource limitations or logistics constraints. Acknowledging the importance of pain management during disasters and the presence of multiple challenges that can jeopardise the effective delivery of pain management, there is an indispensable need to implement measures to improve the existing scenario. In conclusion, pain management is an integral component of disaster management, and this must be effectively addressed to ensure that all disaster survivors are provided with the desired pain medications to reduce their suffering and improve their quality of life.

Keywords: Anaesthesia; disasters; pain.