Intranasal fentanyl reduces acute pain in children in the emergency department: A safety and efficacy study

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-280

  Borland, Meredith L ^a,b   Jacobs, Ian ^a   Geelhoed, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Child; Fentanyl; Intranasal administration

Indexed keywords

EMLA; FENTANYL; OXYGEN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FENTANYL; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0036737958     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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