Mark Fitzgerald

May 15, 2024 | emj.bmj.com | Cristina Roman |Michael Dooley |Mark Fitzgerald |de Smit

AbstractBackground Analgesia is an important component for patient well-being, but commonly delayed during trauma resuscitation. The Pharmacists in Trauma trial assessed the effects of integrating pharmacists into trauma response teams to improve analgesia delivery and medication management. Methods This unblinded randomised trial compared emergency medicine (EM) pharmacist involvement in trauma callouts versus standard care at an Australian level 1 trauma centre.