Prehospital administered fascia iliaca compartment block by emergency medical service nurses, a feasibility study
Open Access
- 23 June 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 22 (1) , 38
Abstract
Patients with a proximal femur fracture are often difficult to evacuate from the accident scene. Prehospital pain management for this vulnerable group of patients may be challenging. Multiple co-morbidities, polypharmacy and increased age may limit the choice of suitable analgesics. The fascia iliaca compartment (FIC) block may be an alternative to intravenous analgesics. However this peripheral nerve block is mainly applied by physicians.Keywords
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