David Hupp lays out how the OPQRST mnemonic that EMS providers use to assess patient pain can be slightly rescoped to evaluate issues within an EMS agency.
When it comes to over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, there are a lot of options, and it can be confusing to know which is best for your particular ailment. Acetaminophen? Ibuprofen? NSAIDs? What ...
Learn about severe head pain red flags that require emergency care. Recognize symptoms of life-threatening conditions like stroke or hemorrhage and when to seek help.
There are three obstacles to faster development and deployment of non-addictive pain treatments. They are the business ...
There are many different medications to help with pain. Drugs in the non-opioid group are non-habit-forming and can address pain in various areas of the body. Non-opioid pain medications provide ...
About 80 million Americans fill prescriptions each year for medications to treat new instances of moderate to severe pain, according to one study. About half those prescriptions are written for opioid ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pain that is a non-opioid and carries less risks of addiction than opioids. Journavx works ...