Prehospital pain management in children suffering traumatic injury

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-43

  Swor, Robert ^a,b   McEachin, Christine M ^a   Seguin, Debra ^a   Grall, Kristi H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Pain management; Pediatrics, EMS C

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; BURN; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; AGE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; ARM INJURIES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23244461249     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120590891930     Document Type: Review

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