https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28950 Wed 02 Oct 2019 10:32:51 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20345 120) or GCS < 14 on arrival were excluded. Momentary pain scores were measured on an 11-point verbal numerical rating scale by paramedics during prehospital management. Patients were evaluated within 48 h of injury on the recall of their initial pain, pain during transport, and lowest pain score achieved by prehospital analgesia. Spearman's rank correlation and Bland–Altman tests were used to compare ambulance and hospital data. Results: 88 trauma resuscitation patients (mean age 44 years ± 18 SD, male 74%, mean ISS: 7 ± 5 SD) were enrolled over a 5 month study period. Comparison of immediate and recalled pain scores produced Spearman's correlation coefficients of 0.71 for initial pain, 0.56 for pain during transport, and 0.45 for minimum pain scores. Discussion: In our study patients did not accurately recall their pain levels 1–2 days after acute trauma. The results suggest that retrospective pain ratings are not reliable in trauma patients.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:02:56 AEDT ]]>