Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Austere Environments: 2024 Update

Wilderness Environ Med. 2024 Jun;35(2):198-218. doi: 10.1177/10806032241248422. Epub 2024 Apr 23.

Abstract

The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the management of pain in austere environments. Recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence as defined by criteria put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians. This is an update of the 2014 version of the "WMS Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Remote Environments" published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014; 25:41-49.

Keywords: Acute pain / therapy; medical; pain management / methods; societies; wilderness medicine / methods; wilderness medicine / standards.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Acute Pain* / drug therapy
  • Acute Pain* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Pain Management* / methods
  • Pain Management* / standards
  • Resource-Limited Settings
  • Societies, Medical*
  • Wilderness Medicine* / methods
  • Wilderness Medicine* / standards