Self-reported pain intensity and associated distress in children aged 4-18 years on admission, discharge, and one-week follow up to emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 342-346

  Johnston, C Celeste ^a   Bournaki, Marie Christine ^b   Gagnon, Anita J ^a,c   Pepler, Carolyn J ^a   Bourgault, Patricia ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics ^*

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distress; Pain management; Pain resolution

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLORED ANALOG SCALE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN ATTITUDES SCALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRESCRIPTION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944383808     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000159067.09573.f1     Document Type: Review

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