Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain

OPTIONS 1. Control of burn pain must begin upon initiation of medical care. Once intravenous access is gained and resuscitation started, intravenous opioids should be administered. The opioid dose occasionally exceeds the standard weight-based recommendations and is necessary to achieve adequate pain control. 2. Opioids, along with other adjuncts such as benzodiazepines, are used to control background pain and are supplemented to achieve procedural and breakthrough pain control. 3. Standardized metrics should be regularly used to quantify patient pain and anxiety levels