Prehospital administration of morphine for isolated extremity injuries: A change in protocol reduces time to medication

Prehospital Emergency Care | October 1, 2002| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

Objective. To evaluate the effect of a new protocol allowing paramedics to administer morphine without a physician order to patients with extremity trauma with respect to time of morphine administration, scene time, morphine amount and number of doses per patient, and proportion of patients receiving morphine. Methods. Data were abstracted from transport forms for a ten-month period prior to the implementation of the new protocol and for nine months after implementation. Data elements included patient age and sex, date, time of EMS arrival on scene, amount and number of morphine ...

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