Procedural pain and distress in young children as perceived by medical and nursing staff

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 412-419

  Babl, Franz E ^a,b   Mandrawa, Christine ^a   O'Sullivan, Ronan ^a   Crellin, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Royal Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Distress; Emergency department; Pain; Procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL STAFF; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOCICEPTION; NURSING STAFF; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41749097448     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02458.x     Document Type: Article

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