The efficacy of structured assessment and analgesia provision in the paediatric emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-32

  Boyd, Russell J ^a   Stuart, P ^a  

^a LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 12344275882     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2002.003574     Document Type: Article

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