pain management – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Online Acute Traumatic Pain Management Training Module Launched

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:11-07:00August 10th, 2015|Preparedness|

Our Bureau of EMS and Trauma System launched the Acute Traumatic Pain Management Training Module online on July 21. The Module is part of the Bureau’s participation in a five-state National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) grant project including Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Tennessee, and Wyoming. The purpose of the project is to evaluate how states [...]

The 5th “Vital Sign” & the Painkiller Epidemic (Part I of V)

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:34-07:00July 29th, 2014|General|

In our lifetimes, each one of us is likely to experience pain. The pain experience could be acute and resolve itself in short order (like a bee sting). Pain can also be a chronic experience lasting a long time with varying levels of intensity (like rheumatoid arthritis). Pain is also subjective and what one person considers [...]