Effective relief of acute coronary syndrome.

Nick Castle

Journal: Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association 2003;10(9):15-9

PMID: 12655961

Abstract

Effective and early pain relief remains a clinical priority, presently no one agent offers the ideal solution to controlling the pain of ACS. The early use of opiates, betablockers and nitrates, as well as reassuring patients, both have vital roles to play in providing effective analgesia.

Address: Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey.

DOI: 10.7748/en2003.02.10.9.15.c1090

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MeSH Terms: Acute Disease, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Analgesics, Angina, Unstable, Emergency Nursing, Fibrinolytic Agents, Humans, Myocardial Infarction, Narcotics, Nitrates, Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Syndrome