ESO Releases Groundbreaking Research on Disparities in Prehospital Pain Management for Long Bone Fractures
This groundbreaking research uses data from the ESO Data Collaborative, one of the nation's largest integrated healthcare research databases, inclusive of EMS data and linked hospital outcomes.
- This groundbreaking research uses data from the ESO Data Collaborative, one of the nation's largest integrated healthcare research databases, inclusive of EMS data and linked hospital outcomes.
- The findings are based on more than 35,000 patients with long bone fractures transported by 400 EMS agencies between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020.
- "Inadequate pain management in prehospital emergency care persists, and this burden is experienced to a greater extent among Black patients," said Dr. Remle Crowe, Director of Clinical and Operational Research at ESO.
- According to the ESO Data Collaborative, EMS administered pain medication to 72% of White patients with severe pain compared to just 59% of Black patients with severe pain.