Physician Pain Reminder as an Intervention to Enhance Analgesia for Extremity and Clavicle Injuries in Pediatric Emergency

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Rogovik, Alex L ^a   Rostami, Maryam ^a   Hussain, Shaun ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

analgesia; children; emergency department; Injury; pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845888260     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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