Does a pain scale improve pain assessment in the pediatric emergency department?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 605-608

  Kaplan, Carl P ^a,b   Sison, Cristina ^c   Platt, Shari L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia, pain, pain scale, documentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; WONG BAKER FACES PAIN SCALE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749113248     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181850c1c     Document Type: Article

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