The underuse of analgesia and sedation in pediatric emergency medicine

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-381

  Razzaq, Quaisar ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; EMLA; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; SUCROSE; TETRACAINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYELINATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PLAY THERAPY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REYE SYNDROME; SEDATION; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPLINTING; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33751359583     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.375     Document Type: Review

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