Paediatric analgesia in an emergency department

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Hawkes, C P ^a,b   Kelleher, G ^a   Hourihane, J ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 48249101371     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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