Observational pain assessment versus self-report in paediatric triage

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 552-555

  Shavit, I ^a   Kofman, M ^a   Leder, M ^b   Hod, T ^a   Kozer, E ^c  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALDER HEY TRIAGE PAIN SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACES PAIN SCALE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THORAX PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WAITING ROOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRIAGE;

EID: 51049086158     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.058297     Document Type: Article

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