Out‐of‐hospital Auricular Acupressure in Elder Patients with Hip Fracture: A Randomized Double‐Blinded Trial

• Published in: Academic emergency medicine Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 19 - 23
• Main Authors: Barker, Renate, Kober, Alexander, Hoerauf, Klaus, Latzke, Daniela, Adel, Sharam, Kain, Zeev N., Wang, Shu‐Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2006
• Subjects: anxiolysis and analgesia; ear acupressure; hip fracture

Objectives: Auricular acupressure is known to decrease the level of anxiety in patients during ambulance transport. The purpose of this randomized, double‐blind, sham control study was to determine whether auricular acupressure can decrease not only the level of anxiety but also the level of pain in...