Prehospital use of analgesics at home or en route to the hospital in children with extremity injuries

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-405

  Rogovik, Alex L ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FRACTURE; HOME; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ARM INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; ONTARIO; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 34248217415     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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