To be fair thats a bit stupid. Ibuprofen takes more than a few mintues to take effect, and do you really think it would make any difference to some one who is seriously injured
When I was admitted to Worthing A&E after falling off on a jump I was given Ibruprofen by the doctor that examined me before he did anythign else – ‘policy’.
He proceeded to prove there was nothing wrong with my leg that was hurting by bendign it in all directions and finally pushing my knee into my chest by putting his weight on it.
As I was insisting it was ‘smarting a bit’ he agreed to get an x-ray done ‘to rule out cracked pelvis’.
Once the x-rays were done he came back a bit sheepish and offered me some morphine “Errrm, it seems you’ve got a broken hip”.
So, in summary offering inadequate pain relief isn’t always done by the rank amateur.