The implementation of intranasal fentanyl for children in a mixed adult and pediatric emergency department reduces time to analgesic administration

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-217

  Holdgate, Anna ^a,b   Cao, Anthony ^b   Lo, Ka Mei ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administration; Analgesia; Fentanyl; Intranasal

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE;

EID: 76049098968     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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