American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 887-893, October 2007

Prehospital analgesia with acupressure at the Baihui and Hegu points in patients with radial fractures: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial

  • Thomas Lang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 40400 4109; fax: +43 1 40400 4110.
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  • Helmut Hager, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Verena Funovits, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Renate Barker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Austrian Task Force for Pain Care and Research “Contra Dolorem”, Vienna A-1210, Austria
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  • Barbara Steinlechner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Klaus Hoerauf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Alexander Kober, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Austrian Task Force for Pain Care and Research “Contra Dolorem”, Vienna A-1210, Austria

Received 1 October 2006; received in revised form 10 January 2007; accepted 11 January 2007.

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 This trial was supported by an unrestricted study grant by the Austrian Task Force for Pain Care and Research “Contra Dolorem” (4500 EUR).

PII: S0735-6757(07)00043-5

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2007.01.016

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 887-893, October 2007

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