Complementary Therapy for Patients With Limb Trauma Pain in the Emergency Department

Abstract

Acute pain is the main cause for patient visits to the emergency department. An important issue faced in emergency medical care is to resolve patient pain. Moreover, limb traumatic pain is noted in 58-66% of emergency trauma patients. This paper explored the effectiveness of using non-pharmacological complementary interventions, including body operation therapies that used trauma limb care and therapeutic touch and mind-body interventions, in order to strengthen the support system and create a healing environment. The experience described herein is hoped to facilitate the provision of multifaceted emergency care for patients with limb trauma pain in the emergency department in order to improve the comfort and return rate of patients.