Prehospital fentanyl analgesia in airtransported pediatric trauma patients

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-323

  Devellis, P ^a   Thomas, Stephen H ^a,b   Wedel, S K ^a   Stein, J P ^b   Vinci, R J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical transport; Fentanyl; Pediatric analgesia; Prehospital; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AVIATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031738248     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199810000-00001     Document Type: Article

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