Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
Assessment of Anxiety in Patients Treated by SMUR Toulouse and Receiving MEOPA as Part of Their Care
The emergency setting, frequently associated with pain and the feeling of loss of control,
can cause anxiety in patients.
Reaction anxiety may be an appropriate response to an emergency; Nevertheless, attention must
be paid to the evaluation and management of the latter especially as anxiety and pain are
closely linked.
There is a definite interest in the management of patients' pre-hospital anxiety. The
literature reports a strong association between anxiety, post-traumatic stress and chronic
pain. A study conducted at SAMU 31 also found that anxiety on arrival at the emergency
department was a negative factor in the treatment of pain. Anxiety can reduce the pain
threshold and promote hyperalgesia.
The management of patient anxiety in pre-hospital offers interesting results in terms of
analgesia and satisfaction of users of care and should not be neglected.
MEOPA has recently been available in SMUR vehicles (emergency and resuscitation mobile
service) at SAMU 31 (urgent medical assistance service); its availability can lead teams to
change their practices. More and more emphasis is placed on the importance of positive
communication and comfort for which MEOPA, with its conscious sedating effect, could be a
facilitating factor.
The aim of our study is to evaluate the level of anxiety of patients treated by SMUR teams in
Toulouse and receiving MEOPA following the usual indications for pain-induced pain or pain
alleviation.
This is a pilot study, which focuses on the assessment of anxiety in patients treated in
pre-hospital care by SMUR Toulouse and receiving MEOPA as part of their care. No data exists
in the literature on this subject.
This descriptive study based on qualitative data collected by the FAS1 scale will provide us
with the first data on this population. It does not change the usual management of the
patient since only patients who must receive MEOPA following the usual indications for pain
relief or pain-induced care will be included in the study
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