RT Book, Section A1 Gadsden, Jeffrey A1 Todd, Knox H. A2 Hadzic, Admir SR Print(0) ID 3508265 T1 Chapter 68. Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management YR 2007 FD 2007 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071449069 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3508265 RD 2024/10/15 AB Emergency physicians are called on to provide care for a variety of emergent, urgent, and often complex conditions. Many patients present with pain as a component of their illness or require diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions that are inherently painful to perform. As a result, the management of analgesia in the emergency department (ED) is a critical skill and an important element in the overall care of patients in this setting. This chapter is an overview of acute pain in the context of the ED as well as potential therapies, including regional anesthetic techniques for the emergency physician.