Prehospital pain assessment in pediatric trauma

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-186

  Izsak, Eugene ^a   Moore, Janet L ^a   Stringfellow, Kathryn ^a   Oswanski, Michael F ^a   Lindstrom, David A ^b   Stombaugh, Heather A ^a  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Lucas County Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency medical services; Injuries; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT; TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL RATING SCALE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41649091612     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120801907471     Document Type: Article

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