Pain Management in Occupational Health: A Guide for Non-Narcotic Pain Relief

Details

• Personal Author:
  Conlon HA ; Ferriolo AE
• Description:
  Narcotic pain management is currently a topic of concern in the United States; the latest concerns are both legal and ethical. Narcotics are frequently prescribed medications that, when improperly used or supervised, can cause death. Legal concerns include prescribing narcotics without performing detailed health-related evaluations, not recognizing those seeking drugs for personal recreational use, and clients diverting drugs to others for financial gain. Injured workers need to have pain controlled and be mentally safe to perform their job duties. This article identifies types of pain, comorbidities, and alternative methods of pain management beyond narcotic therapy, as well as discusses guidelines used to initiate narcotic therapy when needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Narcotics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Drugs Health Effects Injuries Medical Care Medical Treatment Pain Tolerance
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062620
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2012 Dec; 60(12):525-530
• Contact Point Address:
  Angela E Ferriolo, University of South Florida Sunshire Education and Research Center, Tampa, FL
• Email:
  aferriol@health.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1f2a2b11769ed95ff282214302229d77261ab0c472e345ec97e5d1879568759d682a3799f0f5a36d5a8dc30d1cb6eebc10559dcefcc7d4862ee21d6a87d69fed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225826/cdc_225826_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 107.06 KB ]