factors that affect pain treatment in pre-hospital setting

[VentMonkey]

Or a Penthrox inhaler, but alas, we're EMS providers on the wrong side of the pond for that.

 

[EpiEMS]

Or a Penthrox inhaler, but alas, we're EMS providers on the wrong side of the pond for that.

I'd love that. Oh boy, would I love to have some sort of non-narcotic analgesic as safe as Penthrox!

 

[NYBLS]

I thought this was more recent, apparently it was a couple weeks ago, but regardless:

This, to me, is what sounded cookbook. See this, do that, no exceptions.

Since you failed to specify what falls inside your idea of treating pain, and these conversations tend to always go that direction, I assumed you meant pharmacological treatments. If that's not what you meant, then we're in agreement- Ice, positions of comfort, and laughter should all fall in the continuum of treating pain, along with pharmacological means.

Sounds like we agree