"Brutacaine" vanquished, but pain remains

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 823-

  Benger, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MINOR SURGERY; NOTE; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEDATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALGESIA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; PAIN;

EID: 33750692342     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.040980     Document Type: Note

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