The importance of adequate pain relief to reduce complications of thermal burns at the prehospital stage

Abstract

The work includes 30 patients with thermal burns of I–II degree, the area of which amounted to 15–20%, living in Saratov for the period from 2011 to 2021. All injuries were obtained in everyday conditions by ingesting hot liquid on various parts of the body. The average age was 28±5 years. There were 19 men (63,3%), 11 women (36,7%) people. Anti-shock measures were carried out for all victims, including the introduction of polyglucin infusion therapy, the imposition of aseptic bandages, and pain relief. The first group (main) included patients who were given narcotic analgesics as pain relief, the second (comparison) included victims who were given non-drug analgesics as pain relief. Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that the use of narcotic analgesics at the prehospital stage leads to the early cessation of pain syndrome, the prevention of the development of traumatic shock and improves the results of treatment of such victims.