Compendium of acute pain management

This printed compendium provides healthcare professionals with a structured and clinically oriented review of acute pain management. The compendium has been developed for Akuttundervisning's course in acute pain management and is intended as a practical reference work for daily clinical use.

The content addresses rational and safe pain management based on multimodal analgesia, focusing on the correct choice of medications, dosage, administration route, and patient adaptation. The compendium covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, and provides concrete clinical examples and practical recommendations.

The compendium includes, among other things:

• Basic pain physiology and systematic pain assessment (VAS/NRS)
• Non-pharmacological pain management and the importance of safe patient contact
• The pain ladder and principles of multimodal analgesia
• Paracetamol and NSAIDs – mechanisms of action, doses, contraindications, and risks
• Opioids in acute pain management: administration routes, titration, and side effects
• Weak and strong opioids (morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, etc.)
• Ketamine, clonidine, and other opioid-sparing alternatives
• Intranasal pain relief in acute situations
• Nerve blocks and local anesthesia – when and why
• Pain management in special patient groups:

1. Elderly
2. Children
3. LAR patients and substance abusers

The compendium places particular emphasis on patient safety, individual assessments, and clinical pitfalls – including dose adjustment in frail patients and risks in acute illness.

Format: A4
Scope: 24 pages
Type: Printed compendium (physical product)

This compendium is suitable for doctors, nurses, ambulance personnel, paramedics, and other healthcare professionals working with acute patients who want a practical, up-to-date, and clinically relevant approach to pain management.