@article{ref1,
title="Use of and attitudes to the role of medication for acute whiplash injury: a preliminary survey of emergency department doctors",
journal="Emergency medicine Australasia",
year="2019",
author="Nikles, Jane and Keijzers, Gerben and De Silva, Muthuwahandi Ishan Diluka and Khan, Subaat and Sterling, Michele",
volume="31",
number="3",
pages="471-474",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Describe current practice of medication prescribing for acute whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) in the ED and explore attitudes towards pregabalin prescription for WAD. <br><br>METHODS: Questionnaire-based survey in two EDs collected data on demographics and self-reported medication prescribing for WAD. Comfort in various scenarios for pregabalin prescribing was rated. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 145/170 (85%) doctors responded; 42.8% were junior doctors. Self-reported medications prescribed were nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (77.9% [95% confidence interval (CI) 70.1-84.2]), paracetamol (75.2% [95% CI 67.2-81.8]), opioids (43.5% [95% CI 35.3-51.9]) and benzodiazepines (11.0% [95% CI 6.6-17.6]). Most were comfortable to prescribe pregabalin in evidence-based or advised-by-specialists scenarios. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Opioids appear to be over-prescribed. Further research into pregabalin prescription in ED is warranted.<br><br>© 2018 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1742-6731",
doi="10.1111/1742-6723.13190",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13190"
}