Managing Acute Pain in Children

Managing Pain in Children: A Clinical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 109-144

  Dowden, Stephanie J ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute pain and its causes in childhood; Acute pain, chronic pain, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine ANZCA ; Analgesic drug interventions; Childhood illnesses and minor trauma; Managing acute pain in children; Non drug methods of pain relief; Pain management guidelines; Pain problem solving; Regional anaesthesia, excellent pain control during and after surgery; Sickle cell disease (SCD), significant medical cause of acute pain in childhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955956597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444322743.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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