Contents

• Introduction 3
• A Brief Overview 3
• Area on Interest 4
• Why it is of interest 5
• Research Findings 5
• Evidence Findings 8
• Conclusion 12
• References 14

Description

Around one third of Australians are in pain at any given point in time (OT Australia, 2009). Pain resulting out of trauma often requires transient measures such as local medication or administration of general anti-inflammatory drugs (OT Australia, 2009). Pain management strategy includes administration of pain killers and complementary therapies such as acupuncture and massage (OT Australia, 2009). The pain can often be critical leading to deterioration of patient’s medical conditions if not treated in time. The paper first tries to understand pain management in normal circumstances and in medical emergencies such as accident victims and victims of other kind of injuries. The paper also discusses the required medical care in emergency situations. The paper then analyses the availability of medical facilities in rural Australia especially in the primary clinics. This report finally makes recommendations on how the conditions of the primary health clinics in rural
Australia can be improved.